James Ewing Mears | |
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Died | May 28, 1919 | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Surgeon, Researcher, Author |
James Ewing Mears, also J. Ewing Mears M.D., LL.D. (October 17, 1838 – May 28, 1919) was a surgeon and author. [1] [2] He was a pioneer in jaw and mouth surgeries. [1] [3] He was the first to propose the use of Gasserian ganglionectomy for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. [4] [5] He was the first surgeon in the United States to successfully perform a subcutaneous osteotomy for the relief of old dislocations. [6] He was the first to open the peritoneal cavity to drain pus. [7] He was professor of anatomy and clinical surgery at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and demonstrator of surgery at Jefferson Medical College. [8] He was a charter member of the American Surgical Association and became its president in 1894. [9]
He was born on October 17, 1838, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to George Washington Mears and Caroline Sydney Ewing. He attended Trinity College, Hartford and in 1863 he entered Jefferson Medical School. [1] In 1878 he authored a textbook on emergency surgery including amputations. He wrote a paper in 1875 describing an operation whereby the peritoneal cavity was opened to drain pus. [7] In 1910 he wrote a book on the role of reducing yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal. Mears also lectured Doc Holliday on surgery and anatomy while in Philadelphia, [10] where he lived at 1429 Walnut Street. [11] He died on May 28, 1919. [1]
Five years later, in 1890, James Ewing Mears also suggested vasectomy for...
James Ewing Mears | |
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Born | |
Died | May 28, 1919 | (aged 80)
Occupation(s) | Surgeon, Researcher, Author |
James Ewing Mears, also J. Ewing Mears M.D., LL.D. (October 17, 1838 – May 28, 1919) was a surgeon and author. [1] [2] He was a pioneer in jaw and mouth surgeries. [1] [3] He was the first to propose the use of Gasserian ganglionectomy for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. [4] [5] He was the first surgeon in the United States to successfully perform a subcutaneous osteotomy for the relief of old dislocations. [6] He was the first to open the peritoneal cavity to drain pus. [7] He was professor of anatomy and clinical surgery at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and demonstrator of surgery at Jefferson Medical College. [8] He was a charter member of the American Surgical Association and became its president in 1894. [9]
He was born on October 17, 1838, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to George Washington Mears and Caroline Sydney Ewing. He attended Trinity College, Hartford and in 1863 he entered Jefferson Medical School. [1] In 1878 he authored a textbook on emergency surgery including amputations. He wrote a paper in 1875 describing an operation whereby the peritoneal cavity was opened to drain pus. [7] In 1910 he wrote a book on the role of reducing yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal. Mears also lectured Doc Holliday on surgery and anatomy while in Philadelphia, [10] where he lived at 1429 Walnut Street. [11] He died on May 28, 1919. [1]
Five years later, in 1890, James Ewing Mears also suggested vasectomy for...