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William James Mayo

American surgeon (1861-1939) · United States · On the map · Doctors · Died at 78

William James Mayo was a physician and surgeon in the United States and one of the seven founders of the Mayo Clinic. He and his brother, Charles Horace Mayo, both joined their father's private medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota, after graduating from medical school in the 1880s.

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Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons1913

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In 1919, that practice became the not-for-profit Mayo Clinic.

Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1861 to 1939 · aged 78