George Ryerson Fowler | |
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| Born | December 25, 1848 Brooklyn, New York |
| Died | February 6, 1906 (aged 57) Albany, New York |
| Education | Bellevue Hospital Medical College |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
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Louise R. Wells (m. 1873) |
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George Ryerson Fowler, M. D. (December 25, 1848 – February 6, 1906), was a surgeon from Brooklyn, New York.[1] He is known for describing Fowler's position, and also for the first thoracoplasty.[2][3]
- ^ "Fowler, George Ryerson". Who's Who in America. A.N. Marquis: 395–396. 1902. ISSN 0083-9396.
- ^ Fowler, George Ryerson (1893). "A case of thoracoplasty for the removal of a large cicatricial fibrous growth from the interior of the chest, the result of an old empyema". Medical Record. 44: 838–839.
- ^ "George Ryerson Fowler". www.whonamedit.com.