Francis Edward Stabler

Francis (Frank) Edward Stabler (1902 – 1967) English surgeon, obstetrician and gynaecologist.

Eponymously affiliated with Stabler sign (1934) – atraumatic abdominal wall ecchymosis in the inguinal-pubic area associated with ectopic pregnancy

Born 23 September 1902
1925 – MBBS, University of Durham (MD 1928)
1929 – Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS)
WW II – surgical specialist at the RN Auxiliary Hospital, Sherbome, Dorset and RN Auxiliary Hospital at Trincomalee in Ceylon – earning the Volunteer Reserve Decoration (VRD)
1945 – Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (FRCOG)
Died 13 October 1967

Stabler F. A case showing Cullen’s sign. Br Med J. 1934;2(3840):255-256.
Stabler F. Ante-partum Haemorrhage. Br Med J. 1955 May 7; 1(4922): 1145–1147. [PMC2061831]
Stabler F. The Obstetric Emergency Service. Br Med J. 1964 Jul 11; 2(5401): 103–106. [PMC1815948]
Stabler F, Szekely P. Cardiac disease in pregnancy. J Obstet Gynaecol Br Emp. 1952 Aug;59(4):567-9. [PMID 14955735]
Stabler F. Extra-uterine Live Child. Br Med J. 1938 Apr 9;1(4031):779-798.3. [PMC2086181]

Biography: Stabler, Francis Edward (1902 – 1967). Plarr’s Lives of the Fellows Online. Royal College of Surgeons of England.
Obituary: F.E. Stabler. Br Med J 1967;4:240
Obituary: F.E. Stabler. Lancet 1967 290; 7521 p898