Joseph Garland (1893–1973) was an American pediatrician and editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Garland was born in 1893 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. [1] He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1919 and trained in pediatrics, working at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1923 to 1954. [2] He was a member of the editorial staff of The New England Journal of Medicine for over 25 years: associate editor (1922–1947), editor (1947–1967), and finally editor emeritus (1967 onwards). [3] Prior to becoming editor, he had published articles in the Journal on a variety of subjects including splanchnic artery aneurysm rupture, varicella infection, and the thymus. [4] He published eight books, including The Story of Medicine (1949). [5]
Garland's father was Gloucester mayor Joseph Garland. He married Mira Crowell, a nurse, with whom he had two children. [6] His son, Joseph E. Garland, was a historian and journalist. [7] He died in 1973, aged 80, at his home in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. [5]
Joseph Garland (1893–1973) was an American pediatrician and editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.
Garland was born in 1893 in Gloucester, Massachusetts. [1] He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1919 and trained in pediatrics, working at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1923 to 1954. [2] He was a member of the editorial staff of The New England Journal of Medicine for over 25 years: associate editor (1922–1947), editor (1947–1967), and finally editor emeritus (1967 onwards). [3] Prior to becoming editor, he had published articles in the Journal on a variety of subjects including splanchnic artery aneurysm rupture, varicella infection, and the thymus. [4] He published eight books, including The Story of Medicine (1949). [5]
Garland's father was Gloucester mayor Joseph Garland. He married Mira Crowell, a nurse, with whom he had two children. [6] His son, Joseph E. Garland, was a historian and journalist. [7] He died in 1973, aged 80, at his home in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. [5]