The Resource John Mumford Swan case notes on Presbyterian Hospital etherizations

John Mumford Swan case notes on Presbyterian Hospital etherizations

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John Mumford Swan case notes on Presbyterian Hospital etherizations, 1893-1899
Title
John Mumford Swan case notes on Presbyterian Hospital etherizations
Inclusive dates
1893-1899
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Language
eng
Summary
One volume of 119 case notes taken by John M. Swan, M.D., on patients who were etherized at Presbyterian Hospital between 2 May 1893 and 11 July 1899. Notes include date, hospital ward, attending physician's name, diagnosis, operation type, remarks, and patient name and address
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Biographical or historical data
John Mumford Swan was born 23 Jan. 1870 in Newport, R.I. and died on 22 Nov. 1949 in Rochester, N.Y. In 1893 he received his M.D. from the Medical Department of the University of Pennsylvania. He was a Resident Physician (1894-1895) and Dispensary Physician (1896-1908) at Presbyterian Hospital, Philadelphia, before serving as Director of the Laboratories of the American Oncologic Hospital (1908-1910). He also held several teaching positions at the University of Pennsylvania (1895-1904), the Philadelphia Polyclinic (1910-1911), and the Medico-Chirurgical College (1910-1911). Swan moved to Watkins, N.Y., to serve as Medical Director of the Glen Springs (1910-1911). He joined the U.S. Army Medical Corps (1915-1919) and served at Base Hospital no. 19 in France during World War I. Swan was sent by the Red Cross to the Dominican Republic and Haiti to investigate health problems (1919-1920). He finally settled in Rochester, N.Y., where he established private practice and served as Staff Physician (1921-1939) and Consulting Physician (1940-1943) to Park Avenue Hospital. Swan was a founding member and President (1920-1921) of the American Society of Tropical Medicine. He was elected a Fellow of the College of Physicians in 1900.
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PPC
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1870-1949
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Swan, John M.
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  • Presbyterian Hospital (Philadelphia, Pa.)
  • Anesthesiology
  • Surgery
  • Swan, John M. (John Mumford), 1870-1949 [Autograph] (CPP)
  • Swan, John M. (John Mumford), 1870-1949 [Donor] (CPP)
Label
John Mumford Swan case notes on Presbyterian Hospital etherizations
Instantiates
Control code
000144710
Extent
1
Immediate source of acquisition
Swan, J.M.
Ownership
Bears autograph of John M. Swan, M.D. Given to the College of Physicians in 1943 by Swan.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 144710
  • 145651
  • (CStRLIN)PACV00-A35
Type of unit
v.
Label
John Mumford Swan case notes on Presbyterian Hospital etherizations
Control code
000144710
Extent
1
Immediate source of acquisition
Swan, J.M.
Ownership
Bears autograph of John M. Swan, M.D. Given to the College of Physicians in 1943 by Swan.
System control number
  • (Sirsi) 144710
  • 145651
  • (CStRLIN)PACV00-A35
Type of unit
v.

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