Doctor Amos Twitchell: pioneer surgeon: Historical New Hampshire/ by Hildreth M. Allison.
- Title:
- Doctor Amos Twitchell: pioneer surgeon: Historical New Hampshire/ by Hildreth M. Allison.
- Author:
- Allison, Hildreth M.,
- Call Number:
- 977.8 N5321h
- Publication Information:
- Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1978.
- Physical Description:
- p. 166-179: illustrations.
- Source:
- Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1978 Vol. 33, Issue 2 (Summer 1978) Historical New Hampshire
- Description:
- Amos Twitchell (1781-1850), born in Dublin, New Hampshire, studied medicine at Dartmouth, then settled briefly in Marlborough. While in Marlborough he performed the second known ligature of the common carotid artery in the world on a locall militiaman in October 1807. Twitchell moved to Keene in 1810, where he added to his reputation by treating victims of an epidemic of spotted fever and by completing three successful tracheotomies
- Subjects:
- Surgery. , Physicians.
- People:
- Twitchell, Amos, 1781-1850.
- Organizations:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Periodicals History.
- Terms of Use:
- For permission to reproduce or publish material from this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.
- Electronic Resources:
- Full Text
Electronic Resources are only available to New Hampshire Historical Society members. To access electronic resources, please join the New Hampshire Historical Society.