Charles Aaron
Charles Dettie Aaron (1866 – 1951) was an American gastroenterologist.
Aaron was the first Jewish physician to have been born in the United States and to have practiced medicine in Detroit all of his life.
He was the chief gastroenterologist in Detroit for many years, and helped train many medical men in this field. He served on the staff
of most of the important hospitals in the city of Detroit. He was the author of over seventy scientific articles in American and foreign
journals and gave many papers before numerous medical societies.
Remembered for his contributions to gastroenterology and Aaron sign, described in 1913
Biography
- Born on May 8, 1866 in Lockport, New York, USA. Son of Higham and Hanna (Bartnett) Aaron, who immigrated to the United States from Germany.
- 1888 – Syracuse University
- 1891 – MD, University of Buffalo
- 1891-1893 House surgeon at Harper Hospital, Detroit
- 1893-1895 City physician, Detroit
- 1896-1898 Studied in the clinics of the University of Berlin.
- 1898 – Lecturer in Materia Medica and Therapeutics, Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery
- 1899-1902 Studied at the Universities of Glessen, Vienna, Wurzburg, Paris and London
- 1905-1938 Professor of Gastroenterology and Dietetics at the Detroit College of Medicine and Surgery (now Wayne State University) and Professor of Gastroenterology at the Detroit Post-Graduate School of Medicine
- 1910 – Hon ScD from the University of Heidelberg
- 1916 – Fellow of the American College of Physicians
- President of the Northern Tri-State Medical Association; President of the Detroit Academy of Medicine; first vice-president of the American Therapeutic Society; member of the American Congress of International Medicine; and fellow of the West London Medico-Chirugical Society (England)
- Died on December 3, 1951 aged 85 in Detroit, Michigan, USA
Medical Eponyms
Aaron sign (1913)
in 1913 Aaron published 4 clinical cases and his findings ‘to assist others in coming to some conclusion as to its value in the diagnosis of chronic appendicitis (appendicitis larvata)‘.
I have been able to induce a referred pain or distress in the epigastrium, left hypochondrium, umbilical, left inguinal or precordial region by a continuous firm pressure over the appendix. I have found this test exceedingly valuable in deciding when and when not to recommend operation for chronic appendicitis
Aaron 1913
Major Publications
- Aaron CD. Intestinal auto-intoxication. 1897
- Aaron CD. Diseases of the stomach with special reference to treatment. 1911
- Aaron CD. A sign indicative of chronic appendicitis. JAMA. 1913; 60(5): 350-351. [Aaron sign]
- Aaron CD. Diseases of the Digestive Organs with special reference to their diagnosis and treatment. 1918 [3e 1921]
References
Biography
- CD Aaron dies at 91; Noted doctor. 05 Dec 1951; Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan
- Dr Charles D Aaron. Michigan Jewish History. 1962; 3(2): 7-8
- Aaron, Charles Dettie. Who was who among North American authors, 1921-1939. Detroit : Gale Research Co. 1976: 1
- Dr Charles D Aaron. Find a grave Memorial
- Bibliography. Aaron, Charles D. (Charles Dettie) 1866-1951. WorldCat Identities
Eponymous sign
- Eponymythology: Appendicitis eponymous signs. LITFL
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MBBS BSc (Hons), Imperial College London. Emergency trainee with an interest in research and all things surgical
