George Ryerson Fowler

George Ryerson Fowler, M. D. (b. New York, Dec. 25, 1848 - 1906), was a surgeon from Brooklyn, New York.[1] He is known for describing Fowler's position, and also for the first thoracoplasty.[2][3]

His parents were Thomas W. Fowler and Sarah Jane F. He graduated from Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1871, marrying Louise R. Wells in 1873.

At various times he was surgeon-in-chief at Brooklyn City Hospital, amongst other hospitals. In 1884 he was a founder the first president of the Brooklyn Red Cross. For a time he served in the Spanish–American War under General Fitzhugh Lee in the 17th army corps in Havana, where he organized hospitals; he was discharged on the 31st January 1899.

Works
  • Fowler, George R. (1894). A Treatise on Appendicitis. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company.

References
  1. "FOWLER, George Ryerson". Who's Who in America. A.N. Marquis: 395–6. 1902. ISSN 0083-9396.
  2. Fowler, George Ryerson (1893). "A case of thoracoplasty for the removal of a large cicatricial fibrous growth from the interior of the chest, the result of an old empyema". Medical Record. 44: 838–839.
  3. "George Ryerson Fowler". www.whonamedit.com.
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