Dr. Francis Daniel Moore was an indeed a maverick and not a madman. He didn’t become one of the world’s greatest surgeons by following the books or placing limitation to his practice. He was a man of science; a scientist willing to do unorthodox procedures to bring insight to medicine, especially surgery. As stated in the article, Moore’s experiments went beyond medical ethics. He did the dirty work to get answers and have a better understanding of medicine. Moore was creative, courageous, and selfless which set himself aside from other surgeons and why many are inspired by him today. It was Oliver Cope’s suggestion of treating burns with a gauze and petroleum jelly to led Moore to his interest in science, which then open doors for his researches.
