Listen now to the second episode of a two-part interview where Dr. Steven Lindheim chats with Dr. Stephen Corson, a surgeon whose instrument inventions include the Corson Aspirator/Irrigator, the Myoma Grasping Forceps, the Dolphin System for Hysteroscopic Fluid Management and other endoscopic equipment.

Join ASRM Today for a special 14-episode bonus series about surgical legends, "On the Shoulders of Giants: Perspectives in Minimally Invasive Reproductive Surgery". Crafted by the Society of Reproductive Surgeons, each episode will be an in-depth interview with a distinguished pioneer of reproductive surgery. Sit back, grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy what we think are valuable lessons about our history, sparking innovation, and newer applications of reproductive surgery. Stephen L. Corson, M.D. graduated from Wesleyan University in 1960 and from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1964. He completed a residency at Pennsylvania Hospital in 1965 and subsequently became board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive endocrinology.

He has served as professor in the University of Pennsylvania and Thomas Jefferson schools of medicine. His charter memberships include AAGL, SRS, SRE, ISGE and SART. He has been the past president of the AAGL. He has served as editor in chief of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine, The International Journal of Infertility and the Journal of Minimally Invasive Gynecology (JMIG, 2002-2012).He has taught laparoscopy and hysteroscopy on 5 continents. He has published more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has written or contributed to 60 textbooks. He has also designed numerous laparoscopy and hysteroscopy instruments and irrigation systems.

Videos of the Surgical Legends interviews will be available to SRS Members on the Society of Reproductive Surgeons website.

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