George W. Crile

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George W. Crile was an influential American surgeon and medical researcher known for pioneering surgical techniques and co-founding major medical institutions and organizations in the early 20th century.


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instanceOf academic
human
medical researcher
physician
surgeon
coFounded Cleveland Clinic
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Western Reserve University
Wooster Medical College
Wooster University
employer Cleveland Clinic
Western Reserve University School of Medicine
familyName Crile
fieldOfWork anesthesiology
military medicine
oncologic surgery
shock (pathophysiology)
surgery
fullName George Washington Crile
givenName George
hasPart Crile hemostat (surgical clamp) named after him
hasRelative George W. Crile Jr.
influenced development of modern head and neck surgery
development of modern trauma and shock management
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Cleveland Clinic
nativeLanguage English
notableAchievement co-founded the Cleveland Clinic
contributed to development of modern surgical anesthesia practices
early advocate of balanced anesthesia
early research on physiology of fear and pain in surgery
performed one of the first successful direct blood transfusions
pioneered methods to reduce surgical shock and stress
pioneered surgical techniques for treatment of shock
served as a military surgeon during World War I
notableStudent George W. Crile Jr.
notableWork development of radical neck dissection for head and neck cancer
publications on blood transfusion techniques
studies on surgical shock
occupation medical researcher
physician
surgeon
placeOfBirth Ohio
placeOfDeath Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED
positionHeld professor of surgery
sexOrGender male
workLocation Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED

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American Cancer Society
Cleveland Clinic ("George Washington Crile")
foundedBy
George W. Crile ("George Washington Crile")
fullName
George W. Crile ("George W. Crile Jr.")
hasRelative
George W. Crile ("George W. Crile Jr.")
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