Reginald Hall Sayre (October 15, 1859 – May 29, 1929) was a prominent American

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Biography

Sayre was born to Eliza Ann Hall, an artist, and

Lewis Albert Sayre Lewis Albert Sayre (February 29, 1820 – September 21, 1900) was a leading American orthopedic surgeon of the 19th century. He performed the first operation to cure hip-joint ankylosis, introduced the method of suspending the patient followed ...

, the leading American orthopedic surgeon. He studied at the Churchill & Maury School and

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, graduating in 1881. Two of his elder brothers went into medicine after the father, and thus Reginald initially thought to become a lawyer. However, his brother Lewis persuaded him to follow the family tradition and enter the

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in 1881. After graduation in 1884, he worked as an assistant to Hermann Biggs and then joined the practice of his brother Lewis. Later he began helping his father with teaching at a college. Sayre started his research from early age and published most of his paper at young age. Just seven months after completing internship he presented before the New York Academy of Medicine a report on "The Immediate Restoration of Parts to the Normal Position after Tenotomy" where he boldly questioned well-accepted procedures. Though his life, Sayre mostly worked as surgeon at the Bellevue and St. Vincent's Hospitals. from 1899 and till his death he was Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Bellevue, where he succeeding his father as head of the Orthopedic Department. He was also consulting surgeon at Hackensack (1891), Hospital for Crippled Children, Newark (1897), Mountainside, Montclair (1898), N. Y. State Orthopedic, West Haverstraw (1900), Englewood (1901), Hospital for Deformities (1908) and Flushing (1914). In 1917, he served as Division Surgeon, with rank of lieutenant colonel, and during World War I was in charge of orthopedic instruction to medical officers at the

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. Sayre died suddenly, from myocardial degeneration. He was survived by a sister, Mary Jane. His two older brothers died in 1880 and 1890.

Memberships and recognition

Sayre was a member of the

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for 42 years and held various administrative posts there: *Assistant secretary (1892–1894) *Recording secretary (1895–1897) *Chairman (1899) *Treasurer (1900–1917) *Vice-president (1919–?) He was also vice-president of the American Orthopedic Association (1891–1892), an honorary vice-president of the orthopedic section of the Pan-American Medical Congress (1893), vice-president of the New York Pathological Society and Emeritus Professor of the

(1928). Sayre co-founded The Society of Alumni of Bellevue Hospital and served as its president between 1902 and 1910. He was also a

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, the American Medical and the

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s, becoming president in 1904.

Sports

Sayre had passion for sports, and while studying at Columbia College took part in athletics. He was also a member of the Varsity track team and once won the intercollegiate mile walk. Later in his life he enjoyed horse riding and owned several horses. He was also a life member of the New York Athletic Club. However, he was most skilled in pistol shooting, winning American championships and becoming the captain of the US Olympic Pistol Teams in

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and

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. In 1908 he finished 21st in the individual pistol competition. In 1912, he became fourth in the team 30 metre military pistol competition; 13th in the 50 metre pistol event and 19th in the 30 metre rapid fire pistol competition.Reginald Sayre
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References

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