Nicholas Senn

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Nicholas Senn

Rush Medical College professor of surgery, Nicholas Senn, was the first surgeon to detect intestinal perforation by inflation with hydrogen gas. This photograph depicts Senn conducting a surgical clinic for medical students in 1895.

Nicholas Senn (October 31, 1844 – January 2, 1908) was a surgeon, instructor, and founder of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States.^[1]^[2] He served as president of the American Medical Association in 1897–98.

He is the namesake for Senn High School in Chicago.

References

↑ Smith DC (1999). "Nicholas Senn and the origins of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States". Military medicine 164 (4): 243–6. PMID 10226447.
↑ Who is Nicholas Senn?. sennfriendsforever.org

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Rush Medical College History at www.rushu.rush.edu

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Name	Senn, Nicholas
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Short description	American surgeon
Date of birth	October 31, 1844
Place of birth
Date of death	January 2, 1908
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