Churchill, Edward D. (Edward Delos), 1895-1972

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From the description of Reminiscences of Edward Delos Churchill : oral history, 1957. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309729802

Edward Delos Churchill, 1895-1972, MD, 1920, Harvard Medical School, was John Homans Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School, and head of the surgical services at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Mass. During World War II, Churchill served as Surgical Consultant to the North African Campaign; in this role, Churchill developed the concept of delayed primary wound closure and early adequate debridement preventing infections in contaminated wounds. Churchill's research focused on thoracic surgery; he was one of the first physicians to employ surgery in treating tuberculosis and cancer of the lung. Churchill performed the first successful operation in the United States to relieve constrictive pericarditis, a heart ailment. In addition to his medical career, Churchill was appointed to the Hoover Committee to reorganize the bureaucracy of the government.

From the description of Papers, 1840-1973. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 231040406

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creatorOf Papers, 1840-1973 Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
referencedIn Papers, 1840-1973 Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
referencedIn Harvard Medical School. Dept. of Surgery. Records of Department of Surgery, 1892-1957 (inclusive), 1900-1925 (bulk). Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
creatorOf Cannon, Bradford. Papers, 1902-2003. Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
creatorOf Churchill, Edward D. (Edward Delos), 1895-1972. Reminiscences of Edward Delos Churchill : oral history, 1957. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Massachusetts General Hospital. Records of Edward D. Churchill, 1934-1957 (inclusive). Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
referencedIn Boston Medical Library. Images, ca. 1870-1971. Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
referencedIn Papers, 1902-2003. Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
creatorOf Churchill, Edward D. (Edward Delos), 1895-1972. Papers, 1840-1973. Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
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surgery
Massachusetts
United States
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Chest
Medical care
Medical colleges
Pericarditis
Surgeons
Surgery, Military
Thoracic Surgery
Tuberculosis
War wounds
World War, 1939-1945
Wound healing
Wounds and injuries
Occupation
Surgeons
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Birth 1895-12-25

Death 1972-08-28

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