Philip Syng Physick
American physician (1768-1837) · United States · Doctors · Died at 69
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Something wrong?Philip Syng Physick was an American medical doctor and professor born in Philadelphia. He was the first professor of surgery and later of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania medical school from 1805 to 1831 during which time he was a highly influential teacher.
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Philip Syng Physick was an American medical doctor and professor born in Philadelphia. He was the first professor of surgery and later of anatomy at the University of Pennsylvania medical school from 1805 to 1831 during which time he was a highly influential teacher. Physick invented a number of surgical devices and techniques including the stomach tube and absorbable sutures. He has been called the "Father of American Surgery."
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