RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Alton Ochsner's Card File: A Profile of Medical History JF Ochsner Journal JO Ochsner J FD O. P. Jindal Global University SP 217 OP 221 VO 10 IS 3 A1 Michael C. Trotter YR 2010 UL http://www.ochsnerjournal.org/content/10/3/217.abstract AB Alton Ochsner was a giant of American surgery. His career encompassed patient care, teaching, and research as symbolized on the original seal of the Ochsner Clinic. His ideas were innovative and groundbreaking on many fronts, making him and the Ochsner Clinic nationally and internationally known. Examination of his card file, a simple metal box with 3 × 5 index cards and subject dividers, gives extraordinary insight into the professional interests of this remarkable physician and surgeon.