Following that I served 2 years at the Roosevelt Hospital in New York City from July 1934, to July 1936, in training in general surgery. I had then 2 years of training in thoracic surgery at the University Hospital, Ann Arbor, Mich., from July 1936 to July 1938.
On August 1, 1938, I entered private practice limiting my practice to thoracic surgery in Dallas, Tex.
Mr. Dulles. What kind of surgery?
Dr. Shaw. Thoracic surgery or surgery of the chest. I have practiced there continuously except for a period from June 1942, until December 1945, when I was a member of the Medical Corps of the Army of the United States serving principally in the European theater of operations.
I was away again from December 1961, until June of 1963, when I was head of the MEDICO team and performed surgery at Avicenna Hospital in Kabul, Pakistan.
Mr. Dulles. Will you tell us a little bit about MEDICO. Is that the ship?
Dr. Shaw. No; that is HOPE. MEDICO was formed by the late Dr. Tom Dooley.
Mr. Dulles. Yes; I know him very well. He was the man in Laos.
Dr. Shaw. Yes, sir; this was one of their projects.
Mr. Dulles. I see.