Eloesser, Leo

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Eloesser, Leo

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Eloesser, Leo, 1881-1976

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American physician.

From the description of Leo Eloesser papers, 1888-2007. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872744

Thoracic surgeon and innovator in rural and wartime healthcare. Born in San Francisco, 1881, died in Tacamburo, Michoacon, Mexico, 1976.

From the description of Leo Eloesser papers, 1906-1984 [mixed material]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 678870789

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1918 Works as a U.S. Army surgeon at Letterman Hospital, San Francisco 1919 Returns to City and County Hospital of San Francisco 1920s Studies advanced medicine in Germany and Austria 1935 Visits Japan and the Soviet Union 1937 1938 Works as a medical volunteer on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War 1943 1945 Travels in Latin America, giving lectures and attending conferences in Argentine, Chile, and Cuba 1945 1949 Works as a doctor in China for the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), training medical personnel 1950s Meets Joyce Campbell, and moves with her to Mexico, establishing a ranch near Tacámbaro, Michoacán 1950s 1960s Travels extensively and is involved in the promotion of rural health care programs in underdeveloped countries. Writes and lectures on the treatment of tuberculosis 1955 Pregnancy, Childbirth and the Newborn, a training manual for rural midwives 1973 Visits the People's Republic of China and meets with medical colleagues 1976 Dies 2004 Joyce Campbell dies From the guide to the Leo Eloesser Papers, 1861-1994, (Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace)

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