Nicholas Senn

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

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Who is Nicholas Senn?. sennfriendsforever.org

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