Alan Alda wants scientists to cut out the jargon[ Wed, 01 May 2013 15:25:56 GMT ]Among the procedures Army surgeon Hawkeye Pierce performed on "M.A.S.H." was an end-to-end anastomosis.Most of the viewers, actor Alan Alda concedes, had no idea he was talking about removing a damaged piece of intestine and reconnecting the healthy pieces.Today, the award-winning film and television star is on a mission to teach physicians, physicists and scientists of all types to ditch the ...