Ephraim McDowell

American physician (1771-1830) · United States · On the map · Doctors · Died at 58 · Born 255 years ago today

Ephraim McDowell was an American medical doctor and pioneer surgeon. The first person to successfully remove an ovarian tumor, he has been called "the father of ovariotomy" as well as founding father of abdominal surgery.

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