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Alden March (1795–1869) was a nineteenth century American physician, surgeon, educator and medical inventor. March is noted as a president of the
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and the co–founder of
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.


Early life

Alden March was born in
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, on September 20, 1795, to Jacob March and Eleanor Moore. March studied locally until the age of 19; in 1817, he began working as a teacher in
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. At the suggestion of his brother, David March—an army surgeon, March returned to Massachusetts to study medicine. Upon his return to Massachusetts, March studied under Dr. William Ingalls of Boston. In 1820 he received his MD from the Brown University School of Medicine. March married Joanna P. Armsby on February 22, 1824


Career

In 1821, March taught the first anatomy course in the history of New York State. He later founded the Practical School for Anatomy and Surgery in Albany, NY, now known as
Albany Medical College Albany Medical College (AMC) is a Private university, private medical school in Albany, New York. It was founded in 1839 by Alden March and James H. Armsby and is one of the oldest medical schools in the nation. The college is part of the Albany Me ...
, where he held the first chair in surgery. Among the devices invented by March were novel methods for removing dead bone and
renal calculi Kidney stone disease (known as nephrolithiasis, renal calculus disease, or urolithiasis) is a crystallopathy and occurs when there are too many minerals in the urine and not enough liquid or hydration. This imbalance causes tiny pieces of cry ...
. March served as president of the
American Medical Association The American Medical Association (AMA) is an American professional association and lobbying group of physicians and medical students. This medical association was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Membership was 271,660 ...
and the New York State Medical Society. In 1868, William College conferred on March the degree of LLD.


Legacy

March died on June 17, 1869, in
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. The Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College is named after March.


References

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