EPHRAIM MCDOWELL

Ephraim McDowell the American Surgeon

• Born on November the 11th of 1771 in Rockbridge Co. Virginia.
• Died June the 25th of 1830 in Danville Kentucky,

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• He is considered a founder of operative gynecology.
• Ephraim was the first to successfully remove a ovarian tumor in 1809.
• He preformed his first ovariotomy on Jane Todd Crawford without anesthesia or antisepsis, he removed a 20 pound tumor.

Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center
Founded in 1887
Located in Danville, Kentucky

McDowell completed his medical studies in Edinburg.

When he returned to the united States he preformed his surgeries in Danville Kentucky.