September 22 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with September 22.

Events

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Births

1874Dorothy Reed (1874-1964), American physician; described Reed-Sternberg cells (1902)


Deaths

1896 Agostino Crosti (1896-1988), Italian dermatologist; described Crosti syndrome (1951), and Gianotti-Crosti syndrome (1955)

1919John W Lachman (1919-2007), American Orthopedic Surgeon; described the Lachman Test (1976)

1947William Seaman Bainbridge (1870-1947), American surgeon, cancer educator, naval physician, and early advocate of spinal analgesia. Bainbridge needle (1900)


Further reading

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