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Assistants aid in delicate surgery in Alabama
In Birmingham, Charles W. Watkins, 36, harvests the greater saphenous veins during coronary bypasses without being a doctor. He is a surgeon's assistant in a growing field debated nationwide, with Alabama housing the largest training program.
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Birmingham
Ala
Charles W. Watkins
University of Alabama
Watkins
John W. Kirklin
Department of Surgery
Alabama
University of North Carolina At
Charles L. Hudson
Journal of the American Medical Association
Hudson
Eugene A. Stead Jr
Duke University
American Medical Association
Carl Fasser
The
American