Samuel Beresford Childs (November 6, 1861 – May 21, 1938) was an American physician and early

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. He was an early promoter of x-ray technology in the

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, where he worked from 1898 to 1937. He was instructor of surgery and later Chair of Anatomy at the University of Denver Medical College, and served as president of several medical organizations, including the first president of the American College of Radiology and Physiotherapy, the Colorado State Medical Society, and the American Medical Golfing Association. Childs was born in

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, the son of a noted physician, and attended Hartford schools. He earned graduated from

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in 1883, and earned his M. D. from

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in 1887. In his youth he played baseball. He played college ball at

, during which time he played a single game for the Columbus Buckeyes on May 31, 1883. He played in the minors for

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from 1884–1885.

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