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Lister Medal (1930) Harvey Williams Cushing (April 8, 1869 – October 7, 1939) was an American neurosurgeon, pathologist, writer, and draftsman. A pioneer of brain surgery, he was the first exclusive neurosurgeon and the first person to describe Cushing's disease.
- 1895–1935
- October 7, 1939 (aged 70), New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
- Harvey Williams Cushing, April 8, 1869, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
- Surgeon, neurosurgeon, medical writer
Oct 24, 2016 · Harvey Cushing is well known as being the father of modern neurological surgery and his portrait brands the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. He was the youngest of 10 children and from medical lineage with his father, grandfather and great-grandfather all being general medical practitioners. The details of his life and work are ...
- Nancileigh M Doyle, James F Doyle, Edward J Walter
- 10.1177/1751143716673076
- 2017
- 2017/05
Apr 4, 2024 · Harvey Williams Cushing (born April 8, 1869, Cleveland—died Oct. 7, 1939, New Haven, Conn., U.S.) was an American surgeon who was the leading neurosurgeon of the early 20th century. Cushing graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1895 and then studied for four years at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, under William Stewart Halsted.
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Harvey Cushing: the man, the surgeon and the father. Yale Medicine Magazine, 2006 - Spring. A new biography of the pioneering neurosurgeon explores different facets of the man who revolutionized brain surgery.
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Harvey Cushing, a major figure in neurosurgery, was born on April 8, 1869 in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Yale University in 1891, studied medicine at Harvard Medical School and received his medical degree in 1895. In 1896, he moved to Johns Hopkins Hospital where he trained to become a surgeon under famed surgeon William S. Halsted.
Jan 11, 2021 · Jan 11, 2021. Home LITFL Eponym. Harvey Williams Cushing (1869 – 1939) was an American author, educator, leader, and neurosurgeon. One of the greatest American surgeons of all time, Cushing is often regarded as the father of neurosurgery.
Harvey Cushing. 1869-1939. Cushing, a pioneer in neurosurgery, was born in Cleveland. He attended the Cleveland Manual Training School where he became interested in science and medicine. Cushing graduated with a B.A. from Yale University in 1891, and earned his M.D. from Harvard University in 1895.
