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Ephraim McDowell

* 1771 Rockbridge county, Virginia
+ 1830 Danville, Kentucky


   

Ephraim McDowell    


Ephraim McDowell was an American physician 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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