Ephraim McDowell
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Ephraim McDowell was an early 19th-century American surgeon renowned for performing one of the first successful abdominal surgeries, specifically the removal of an ovarian tumor.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American surgeon
ⓘ
human ⓘ surgeon ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of abdominal surgery
ⓘ
development of gynecologic surgery ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1771-11-11 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1830-06-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Edinburgh
ⓘ
medical school in Edinburgh, Scotland ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | McDowell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
abdominal surgery
ⓘ
gynecologic surgery ⓘ surgery ⓘ |
| givenName | Ephraim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | statue in the United States Capitol ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Ephraim McDowell House in Danville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
acceptance of abdominal surgery as a viable procedure
ⓘ
later surgical practice in gynecology ⓘ |
| knownAs | father of ovariotomy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Kentucky medical community ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first successful abdominal surgery for ovarian tumor
ⓘ
first successful ovariotomy ⓘ |
| notableWork | pioneering ovariotomy operation on Jane Todd Crawford ⓘ |
| occupation |
physician
ⓘ
surgeon ⓘ |
| patientSurvived | yes ⓘ |
| performed |
one of the first successful abdominal surgeries without anesthesia
ⓘ
removal of a large ovarian tumor ⓘ |
| performedOn | Jane Todd Crawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedSurgeryWithout |
anesthesia
ⓘ
antisepsis ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rockbridge County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Danville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| practicedIn | Danville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| residence | Danville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| surgeryLocation | Danville, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTechnique | abdominal incision for tumor removal ⓘ |
| yearOfNotableSurgery | 1809 ⓘ |
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