Joe Vincent Meigs
Joe Vincent Meigs (1892-1963) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist
Affiliated with Harvard University (professor of gynaecology) and Massachusetts General Hospital (head of the department of gynaecology) throughout his professional career and authored more than 150 medical publications. Founding member of the Society of Pelvic Surgeons and vice president of the American College of Surgeons
Eponymously remembered for his description of Meigs syndrome in 1934, a triad of ascites with hydrothorax in association with benign ovarian tumor, that is cured after tumor resection.
Biography
- Born on October 24, 1892 in Lowell, Massachusetts
- 1919 – Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University
- 1925 – Graduated in medicine, Harvard University
- 1932-1942 Instructor of surgery at the faculty of medicine, Harvard University
- 1942 – Professor of clinical gynaecology, Harvard
- Died 1963
Medical Eponyms
Meigs syndrome (1934)
Triad of ascites with hydrothorax in association with benign ovarian tumour, that is cured after tumour resection.
In 1934 Meigs first referenced the condition describing three cases in his book ‘Tumors of the Female Pelvic Organs’. Meigs and Cass stressed the importance of the condition and
Other eponyms
- Joe Vincent Meigs’ Professor of Gynecology: professorship of gynaecology at Harvard (1959)
Major Publications
- Meigs JV. Fibroma of the ovary with ascites and hydrothorax, with a report of seven cases. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 1937; 33: 249-267. [Meigs syndrome]
- Meigs JV, Armstrong SH, Hamilton HH. A further contribution to the syndrome of fibroma of the ovary with fluid in the abdomen and chest: Meigs’ syndrome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1943; 46: 19-37.
References
Biography
- Navratil E. Joe Vincent Meigs. Acta cytologica, 1964; 8: 461-462.
- Baskett TF. Meigs, Joe Vincent (1892–1963) In: Eponyms and Names in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 3e. 2019: 276
- Bibliography. Meigs, Joe V. (Joe Vincent). WorldCat Identities
Eponymous terms
- Lurie S. Meigs’ syndrome: the history of the eponym. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2000 Oct;92(2):199-204
eponym
the person behind the name
MSc, MBChB University of Manchester. Currently doctoring in sunny Western Australia, aspiring obstetrician and gynaecologist
