1838 - 1919
James Ewing Mears
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| Birthday |
17th October, 1838
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| Birthplace |
Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Died |
28th May, 1919
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| Zodiac Sign |
Libra
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| Occupation Text |
Surgeon, Researcher, Author
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James Ewing Mears, also J. Ewing Mears M.D., LL.D. (October 17, 1838 – May 28, 1919) was a surgeon and author. He was a pioneer in jaw and mouth surgeries. He was the first to propose the use of Gasserian ganglionectomy for the treatment of trigeminal neuralgia. He was the first surgeon in the United States to successfully perform a subcutaneous
osteotomy for the relief of old dislocations. He was the first to open the peritoneal cavity to drain pus. He was professor of anatomy and clinical surgery at the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery and demonstrator of surgery at Jefferson Medical College. He was a charter member of the American Surgical Association and became its president in 1894.
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