Dr. Graham C. Newbury born in Point Pleasant, New Jersey

Point Pleasant, New Jersey

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, United States

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, was a general surgeon. The majority of his career was spent as Chief Surgeon at Overlook Hospital

Overlook Hospital

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 in Summit, New Jersey

Summit, New Jersey

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Education and residencies

Dr. Newbury was a graduate of Yale University School of Medicine and Trinity University

Trinity College (Connecticut)

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 in Hartford, Connecticut

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. He did residencies at Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University

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 in Baltimore

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, as well as other hospitals in Boston

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 and New York

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. His residencies were varied, including heart, brain and plastic surgery

Plastic surgery

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. Although he was invited in all residencies to remain as surgeon, he chose general surgery at Overlook.

Additional information

He was a noted resident of Lavallette, New Jersey

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 where in his retirement he held a private practice with his wife Jane Cunningham Newbury, a nurse.

Jane Cunningham Newbury (1911–2001) born in Nova Scotia

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, Canada

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, was a psychiatric nurse. While Dr. Newbury was doing his residency in Boston, Mrs. Newbury graduated from Peter Bent Brigham Nursing School (affiliated with Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School

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), also in Boston. She served as a scrub nurse for pioneer brain surgeon Dr. Peter Cushing before taking a position at Silver Hill Psychiatric Hospital

Psychiatric hospital

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 in New Canaan, Connecticut

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Newbury Academy

Newbury Academy

Newbury Academy

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 alternative high school in Dumont, New Jersey

Dumont, New Jersey

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was named in honor of the Newburys Dr. Graham C. Newbury and his wife, Jane Cunningham Newbury.