James Ewing Mears

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James Ewing Mears
Born(1838-10-17)October 17, 1838
Indianapolis, Indiana
DiedMay 28, 1919(1919-05-28) (aged 80)
Occupation(s)Surgeon, Researcher, Author

James Ewing Mears, also J. Ewing Mears M.D., LL.D. (October 17, 1838 – May 28, 1919) was a surgeon and author.[1][2] He was a pioneer in jaw and mouth surgeries.[1][3] He was the first to propose the use of Gasserian ganglionectomy for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia.[4][5] He was the first surgeon in the United States to successfully perform a subcutaneous osteotomy for the relief of old dislocations.[6] He was the first to open the peritoneal cavity to drain pus.[7] He was professor of anatomy and clinical surgery at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and demonstrator of surgery at Jefferson Medical College.[8] He was a charter member of the American Surgical Association and became its president in 1894.[9]

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He was born on October 17, 1838, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to George Washington Mears and Caroline Sydney Ewing. He attended Trinity College, Hartford and in 1863 he entered Jefferson Medical School.[1] In 1878 he authored a textbook on emergency surgery including amputations. He wrote a paper in 1875 describing an operation whereby the peritoneal cavity was opened to drain pus.[7] In 1910 he wrote a book on the role of reducing yellow fever during the building of the Panama Canal. Mears also lectured Doc Holliday on surgery and anatomy while in Philadelphia,[10] where he lived at 1429 Walnut Street.[11] He died on May 28, 1919.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d "James Ewing Mears, M.D., LL.D.". New England Journal of Medicine. 181 (19): 552–554. 1919. doi:10.1056/NEJM191911061811902.
  2. ^ Sheynkin (2009). "History of Vasectomy". The Urologic Clinics of North America. 36 (3): 285–94. doi:10.1016/j.ucl.2009.05.007. PMID 19643231. Five years later, in 1890, James Ewing Mears also suggested vasectomy for...
  3. ^ Enzyklopädie Medizingeschichte By Werner Gerabek Quote: "Chirurg James Ewing Mears 1884 vor; weitere operative Strategien umfaßten die retro..." p. 1420
  4. ^ The History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900: Textbooks ... By Ira M. Rutkow p. 267
  5. ^ Medical discoveries: who and when; a dictionary listing thousands of medical and related scientific discoveries in alphabetical order p. 437
  6. ^ Canada lancet, Volume 9
  7. ^ a b The History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900: Periodicals and ... By Ira M. Rutkow p. 37
  8. ^ St. Louis courier of medicine and collateral sciences, Volume 1 By Medical Journal Association of Missouri
  9. ^ The History of Surgery in the United States, 1775-1900: Textbooks ... By Ira M. Rutkow p. 74
  10. ^ Doc Holliday: A Family Portrait By Karen Holliday Tanner, Robert K. Dearment p. 63
  11. ^ Journal of the Common Council, of the city of Philadelphia, for ..., Volume 1
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