# George Washington Crile

> George Washington Crile was an American surgeon. Crile is now formally recognized as the first surgeon to have succeeded in a direct blood transfusion. He contributed to other procedures, such as neck dissection. Crile designed a small hemostatic forceps which bears his name; the Crile mosquito clamp. He also described a technique for using opioids, regional anesthesia and general anesthesia which is a concept known as balanced anesthesia. He is also known for co-founding the Cleveland Clinic in 1921.

*American surgeon and co-founder of Cleveland Clinic*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1864-11-11
- **Died:** 1943-01-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
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- **Source confidence:** 55.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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