A Letter from Sir James Mackenzie to Dr. Carter Smith, Sr.

SMITH, CARTER JR. M.D.
SILVERMAN, MARK M.D.

From the Department of Medicine, Piedmont Hospital and The Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.

Address for reprints: Carter Smith, Sr., M.D., Clinical Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Piedmont Hospital and The Emory University School of Medicine, 35 Collier Road, NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.

Circulation 51(2):p 212-217, February 1975.

A letter from Sir James Mackenzie to Dr. Carter Smith, Sr., is presented. The letter contains autobiographical information, medical philosophy relating to the value of clinical research in general practice and some advice about heart block. Additional biographical information about Dr. Mackenzie is included and his many contributions to medicine are emphasized.