Lobotomy History

First Brain Surgery

Nov 12, 1935

Neurologist Egas Moniz Prefroms First Brain Surgery To Treat The Mentally Disabled In Portugal.He Calls This Procedure A " Leucotomy"

Freeman changes original procedure

Sep 14, 1936

Freeman changes Moniz's procedure,and calls it a "lobotomy,"and with James Watts,his partner, he performs the first prefontal lobotomy in the United States.

Freemans New Lobotomy

Jan 1, 1945

Freeman Began To Explore New Ways To Preform Lobotomy. After Gaining Inspiration From An italian Doctor Who Was Able To Access The Brain Through The Eye Sockets

Nobel Prize

Jan 1, 1946

Egas Moniz Wins The Nobel Prize For Lobotomy And Was Nominated By Walter Freeman

First transorbital lobotomy is performed

Jan 17, 1946

Walter Freeman conducts the first transorbital lobotomy in the United States.

Watts Separation

Jan 1, 1950

Watts Show A Disapproval Of The Transorbital Lobotmy Procedure. Dr.Freeman And Dr.Watts Eventually Separate From Their Partnerships.

Freemans Sucess

Jul 1, 1952

Freemna Preforms Over 228 Transoribital Lobotomies In A Two Week Time Period In West Virginia For A State Sponsored Lobotomy Project Dubbed " Operation Ice Pick" By Several Newspapers

Egaz Moniz

Dec 13, 1955

Egaz Moniz, Walter Freemans Mentor ANd idol, Dies At The Age Of 81

The Final Lobotomy

Feb 1, 1967

Freeman Preforms His Last Transorbital Lobotomy On A LongTime Patient, Helen Mortensen. Dr.Freeman Preformed His Third Lobotomy On Her. She Dies From A Brain Hemorrhage Following The Procedure. Freeman Is Banned From Operating

Freemans End

Jan 1, 1968

Freeman Retires and Embarks On A Cross Country Follow Up Studies Of His Lobotomy Patients