Ephraim McDowell | |
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| Born | November 11, 1771 |
| Died | June 25, 1830 (aged 58) Danville, Kentucky, U.S. |
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| Known for | First successful ovariotomy |
Ephraim McDowell (November 11, 1771 – June 25, 1830) was an American physician and pioneer surgeon. The first person to successfully remove an ovarian tumor, he has been called "the father of ovariotomy"[1] as well as founding father of abdominal surgery.[2][3][page needed]
- ^ Ira M. Rutkow (1988). The History of Surgery in the United States, 1775–1900, Volume 2. Norman Publishing, p. 90 ISBN 9780930405489
- ^ Leslie Thomas Morton, Robert J. Moore, 2005, A Bibliography of Medical and Biomedical Biography. Ashgate,. p. 238
- ^ James Ramage, Andrea S. Watkins (2011). Kentucky Rising: Democracy, Slavery, and Culture from the Early Republic to the Civil War. University Press of Kentucky