James V. Ricci

Biography

• Born December 26, 1891, Scapoli, Italy
• 1912 – AB, Brown University
• 1916 – MD, Harvard University
• Clinical Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at New York Medical College
• Attending Gynaecologist at City Hospital, New York
• Consultant in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Beekman-Downtown Hospital
• Director of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Columbus Hospital
• Died 1955

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Medical Eponyms

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Major Publications

• Ricci JV. Principles of extraperitoneal Caesarean section. 1942
• Ricci JV. The Genealogy of Gynaecology: history of the development of Gynaecology throughout the ages, 2000 BC – 1800 AD. 1943
• Ricci JV. One hundred years of gynaecology, 1800-1900; a comprehensive review of the specialty during its greatest century with summaries and case reports of all diseases pertaining to women. 1945
• Ricci JV. Diagnosis in gynaecology: a classification of gynaecological diseases based on aetiology and clinical logic for diagnosis. 1948
• Ricci JV. The development of gynæcological surgery and instruments. 1949
• Ricci JV. Aetios of Amida: The Gynecology and Obstetrics of the VIth Century A.D. Translated from the Latin Edition of Cornarius, 1542 and Fully Annotated. 1950
• Ricci JV. The cystocele in America : a critical analysis of the American literature on cystocele and prolapse. 1950
• Ricci JV. Aetios of Amida; the gynaecology and obstetrics of the VIth century, A.D. 1950

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References

• Brown Class of 1912 : twenty-fifth anniversary report. 1937: 121
• Bibliography. James V. Ricci. WorldCat Identities