Inhalation of Ether (pp.366-367).

Channing, Walter

Publication Date: 1847

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Boston Med. Surg. J., 36/18. - Boston, David Clapp, Wednesday, June 2, 1847, 8°, pp.349-368, fine wrappers. First Edition! Walter Channing (1786-1876) was an American physician and professor of medicine. He was the first professor of obstetrics and medical jurisprudence at Harvard University (then called Harvard College), a position he held from 1815 to 1854. In 1832, he co-founded the Boston Lying-in Hospital for destitute women, now Brigham and Women's Hospital. He became, in 1821, Dr. James Jackson's assistant as physician of the newly established Massachusetts General Hospital, and continued there for nearly twenty years. He was one of the first American physicians to employ anesthesia during childbirth, and wrote a treatise in its favor, serving as the main American advocate of the practice at the time. Seller Inventory # 21735

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Title: Inhalation of Ether (pp.366-367).

Publication Date: 1847

Binding: Soft cover

Edition: 1st Edition