Papers 1957-1987 1957-1987

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Papers 1957-1987 1957-1987

The Bernard E. Ferrara Papers, 1957-1987, consist of 16 folders of material documenting his research on Dr. Frederick E. Kredel and subsequent monograph, Frederick E. Kredel: master surgeon for South Carolina. The research materials about Dr. Kredel include his bibliography, medical records, drafts of the monograph, publication details, and publicity about Ferrara's presentation of papers about Kredel. Also among the papers are two folders of Ferrara's reprints of medical publications.

1 cubic foot; 16 folders

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Ferrara, Bernard E., 1924-1995.

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Bernard Eugene Ferrara was born in Charleston, South Carolina on November 19, 1924 to Seth J. Ferrara, Jr. and Ermine V. Ferrara. He attended the Cathedral School and Bishop England High School and later graduated from the College of Charleston and the Medical College of the State of South Carolina. He interned at Roper Hospital and completed his surgical residency at Roper Hospital and Medical College of South Carolina. He practiced general and thoracic surgery in Charleston for many years, lat...

Kredel, Frederick E. (Frederick Evert), 1903-1961

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Frederick Evert Kredel (1903-1961) was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Johns Hopkins Medical School in 1929. While a student, Dr. Kredel worked in the Harvard laboratory of the renowned surgeon Dr. Harvey Cushing. Dr. Kredel was the first full-time professor of surgery at the Medical College of the State of South Carolina, where he taught from 1937-1961. In 1943, he was named Head of the Department of Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief of Roper Hospital. Dr. Kredel was a prolific w...