Prof. Georges L. Kaiser, MD, is the author of the book entitled "Leading symptoms in pediatric surgery", and initiated the instructional program at hand as a supplement to the book because - among other reasons - the internet is vastly superior to a pocket-sized paperback in displaying a practically unlimited number of pictures, let alone videos. The image is an important carrier of information in medicine and stands clearly in the front, e.g. in the field of differential diagnosis.
 
 

We are indebted to the initiator of the instructional program, Prof. Georges L. Kaiser, M.D., for his inspiring support in the didactic conception; for the 1000-plus pictures from his collection of medical slides; his collaboration in the compilation of the texts for the database; and his narration of the videos. Owing to his openmindedness toward modern technologies the program could be created by him and the team members independing of locality and time.

Our sincere thanks go to

M. Bittel
Chief Physician Pediatric Surgery, Wildermeth, CH-Biel-Bienne

P. Huber
Chief Physician emeritus Neuroradiology, Inselspital CH-Bern

M. Kummer
Chief Physician emeritus Pediatric Surgery, Kantonsspital Bruderholz, CH-Bruderholz (BL)

M. Meyer-Wittkopf UFK, D-Tübingen

G. Schroth Chief Physician Neuroradiology, Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology (DIPR),
Inselspital CH-Bern

H. Tschäppeler Head emeritus Pediatric Radiology,
Inselspital CH-Bern

P. Vock Head of the DIPR,
Inselspital CH-Bern

R. Wolf Head of Pediatric Radiology DIPR, University Pediatric Clinic, CH-Bern

Z. Zachariou Head of Pediatric Surgical Clinic, Inselspital CH-Bern