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International Museum of Surgical Science, Chicago, Illinois
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The International Museum of Surgical Science is a museum located in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It features exhibits dealing with various aspects of Eastern and Western medicine.
The Museum's ground-breaking exhibit Surgicogenomics: Genes and Stem Cells in Surgery explores this cutting-edge medical field that is emerging from the intersection of genetics and stem cell research and surgical practice.
It was founded by Dr. Max Thorek in 1954. Housed in a 1917 mansion designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw as a replica of a building at Versailles, the museum hosts about 20,000 visitors a year.
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