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John Collins Warren (May 4, 1842 – November 3, 1927) was an American
In 1869, Warren returned to Boston and opened a private practice. Warren held several positions at Harvard Medical School. He was instructor in surgery at Harvard, 1871–1882; assistant professor of surgery, 1882–1887; associate professor of surgery, 1887–1893; and professor of surgery from 1893 until his retirement in 1907.
Dr. Warren's principal area of expertise was the surgical treatment of tumors, particularly in the treatment of breast cancer. He developed a special knife for the dissection of breast tumors and had it produced by Codman and Shurtleff, makers of surgical tools.
In addition to his work with Harvard medical school, Warren was employed by
John Collins Warren (May 4, 1842 – November 3, 1927) was an American surgeon
In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as ...
and president of the American Surgical Association.
Early life and education
Warren was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 4, 1842 to Dr.Jonathan Mason Warren
Jonathan Mason Warren (February 5, 1811August 19, 1867) was a prominent Boston physician, believed to have been the first to administer anesthesia to a child during surgery. He was the son of John Collins Warren.
Warren received a medical degree ...
and Annie Crowninshield.Johnson, Rossiter, ed. ''Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. X.'' Boston, MA, USA: The Biographical Society, 1904. He was the grandson of famed surgeon
In modern medicine, a surgeon is a medical professional who performs surgery. Although there are different traditions in different times and places, a modern surgeon usually is also a licensed physician or received the same medical training as ...
John Collins Warren, Sr. and the Secretary of the Navy, Benjamin Williams Crowninshield, and also the great-grandson of surgeon John Warren John Warren may refer to:
Medicine
* John Warren (surgeon) (1753–1815), American surgeon during the Revolutionary War
* John Collins Warren (1778–1856), American surgeon
* John Collins Warren Jr. (1842–1927), American surgeon, son of John C ...
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He was educated at Boston Latin School
The Boston Latin School is a public exam school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was established on April 23, 1635, making it both the oldest public school in the British America and the oldest existing school in the United States. Its curriculum f ...
and at a private school run by Epes Sargent Dixwell, that was also attended by future Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. He graduated from Harvard College (1863) and from Harvard Medical School (1866). Warren then continued his medical studies abroad at the Imperial Hospital in Vienna, and at other hospitals in Berlin, Paris and London.
Medical career
In 1869, Warren returned to Boston and opened a private practice. Warren held several positions at Harvard Medical School. He was instructor in surgery at Harvard, 1871–1882; assistant professor of surgery, 1882–1887; associate professor of surgery, 1887–1893; and professor of surgery from 1893 until his retirement in 1907.
Dr. Warren's principal area of expertise was the surgical treatment of tumors, particularly in the treatment of breast cancer. He developed a special knife for the dissection of breast tumors and had it produced by Codman and Shurtleff, makers of surgical tools.
In addition to his work with Harvard medical school, Warren was employed by Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the third oldest general hospital in the United Stat ...
as a surgeon from 1876. In 1908, after his retirement, he was made an overseer of Harvard University until his death on November 3, 1927.
During his life Warren was honored both at home and abroad for his work. He was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1900), and an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (1900). The honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred on him by Jefferson College (1895). From 1873 to 1881 he was editor of the ''Boston Medical and Surgical Journal'' and in 1896 served as president of the American Surgical Association. He published ''Surgical Pathology and Therapeutics'' (1895); ''The Anatomy and Development of Rodent Ulcer''; ''Pathology of Carbuncle and Columnal Adipose''; ''The Healing of Arteries after Ligature in Men and Animals;'' and edited the ''International Textbook of Surgery'' (1900).
Family
Warren was married, May 27, 1873, to fellow Brahmin Amy Shaw of Boston, the daughter of Gardner Howland Shaw and Cora Lyman, and niece of the scientist and congressmanTheodore Lyman III
Theodore Lyman III (August 23, 1833 – September 9, 1897) was a natural scientist, military staff officer during the American Civil War, and United States Representative from Massachusetts.
Biography
Lyman was born in Waltham, Massachusetts o ...
. They were the parents of two sons, John Warren (b. 1874) and Joseph Warren (b. 1876).Ancestry.com. ''U.S. Passport Applications, 1795–1925 atabase on-line'' Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007.
Notes and references
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Warren Jr., John Collins 1842 births 1927 deaths American medical writers American male non-fiction writers American surgeons Harvard Medical School alumni Harvard Medical School faculty People from Boston American Surgical Association members Crowninshield family Harvard College alumni Boston Latin School alumni