John Collins Warren | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Dr.JohnWarren_with_skull.gif) Dr. John Collins Warren c. 1850 | |
| Born | August 1, 1778 Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | May 4, 1856 (aged 77) Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
| Alma mater | Harvard Medical School |
| Known for | Involvement in development of early modern anesthesia |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Surgery, Anatomy |
John Collins Warren (August 1, 1778 – May 4, 1856) was an American surgeon. He was a founder of the New England Journal of Medicine and was the third president of the American Medical Association. He was the first Dean of Harvard Medical School and a founding member of the Massachusetts General Hospital. In 1846 he gave permission to William T.G. Morton to provide ether anesthesia while Warren performed a minor surgical procedure. News of this first public demonstration of surgical anesthesia quickly circulated around the world. [1]
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