# Alvin Ingram

> Dr. Alvin John Ingram was a leader in orthopaedic surgery, pioneer in combatting polio, and one of the first doctors in history to administer penicillin. Ingram also was selected as the only orthopaedist in a group of physicians to tour military field hospitals in Vietnam at the request of Lyndon B. Johnson. Ingram served as president of numerous orthopaedic associations, including the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), the Orthopaedic Society, American Orthopaedic Association, and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

*American orthopedic surgeon*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1914-03-31
- **Died:** 1999-06-01
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Dr. Alvin John Ingram was a leader in orthopaedic surgery, pioneer in combatting polio, and one of the first doctors in history to administer penicillin. Ingram also was selected as the only orthopaedist in a group of physicians to tour military field hospitals in Vietnam at the request of Lyndon B. Johnson. Ingram served as president of numerous orthopaedic associations, including the American Orthopaedic Association (AOA), Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (POSNA), the Orthopaedic Society, American Orthopaedic Association, and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

## Fame
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- **Profile completeness:** 66.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Alvin Ingram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvin_Ingram)
- [آلفين إنغرام](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D9%84%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86_%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%85)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50549207)

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