Gurdon Buck
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Gurdon Buck was a pioneer military plastic surgeon during the Civil War
. He's known for being the first doctor to incorporate pre and post-operative photographs into his publications. Buck's fascia
and Buck's Extension are both named after him.
in 1830 and interned at New York Hospital
. He also studied in Paris, Berlin and Vienna. He was appointed visiting surgeon to the New York Hospital
in 1837 which he held the rest of his life. He was also appointed to the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
.
Dr. Buck was a founding fellow of The New York Academy of Medicine
in 1847.
He wrote "Contributions to Reparative Surgery" (New York, 1876) which is the first American plastic surgery textbook.
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
. He's known for being the first doctor to incorporate pre and post-operative photographs into his publications. Buck's fascia
Buck's fascia
Buck's fascia is a layer of deep fascia covering the penis.It is also known as the "deep fascia of the penis".It is also sometimes simply called the "fascia of the penis", and the Terminologia Anatomica is simply "fascia penis"....
and Buck's Extension are both named after him.
Education
Buck graduated from the Columbia University College of Physicians and SurgeonsColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, often known as P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University that is located on the health sciences campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan...
in 1830 and interned at New York Hospital
New York Hospital
New York Hospital or “Old New York Hospital” or “City Hospital” was the oldest hospital in New York City and the second oldest hospital in the United States.-Early History:...
. He also studied in Paris, Berlin and Vienna. He was appointed visiting surgeon to the New York Hospital
New York Hospital
New York Hospital or “Old New York Hospital” or “City Hospital” was the oldest hospital in New York City and the second oldest hospital in the United States.-Early History:...
in 1837 which he held the rest of his life. He was also appointed to the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
__notoc__The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, located at East 14th Street and Second Avenue in lower Manhattan, New York City, is one of the most prominent otolaryngology and ophthalmology hospitals in the world, providing primary inpatient and outpatient care in those specialties...
.
Advances in medicine
In 1845, Buck took the first clinical photograph and used an engraving of it in "The Knee Joint Anchylosed at a Right Angle." This was the first known published illustration of a medical photograph.Dr. Buck was a founding fellow of The New York Academy of Medicine
New York Academy of Medicine
The New York Academy of Medicine was founded in 1847 by a group of leading New York City metropolitan area physicians as a voice for the medical profession in medical practice and public health reform...
in 1847.
He wrote "Contributions to Reparative Surgery" (New York, 1876) which is the first American plastic surgery textbook.
Further reading
- Stanley Burns, "Early Medical Photography in America (1839- 1883) IV. Early Wet-Plate Era." New York State Journal of Medicine. 79: 1937, 1979.
Publications
- Gurdon Buck, "The Knee-Joint Anchylosed at a Right Angle..." The American Journal of the Medical SciencesThe American Journal of the Medical SciencesThe American Journal of the Medical Sciences is a peer-reviewed medical journal.- History :The journal was established in 1820 as the Philadelphia Journal of the Medical and Physical Sciences by Nathaniel Chapman. A new series was started in 1825 under the editorship of Chapman along with William...
. N.S. 10: 277-284, 1845. - Gurdon Buck, "New Treatment For Fractures of the Femur." Bulletin of The New York Academy of Medicine. 1: 181-188, 1860-1862.
- Gurdon Buck, "On the Surgical Treatment of Morbid Growths Within the Larynx." Transactions of the American Medical Association. 6: 509-535, 1853.
- Gurdon Buck, "Excision of the Elbow Joint in a Case of Suppuration and Caries of the Bones." (Paper delivered at the meeting of The New York * Medical and Surgical Society, New York, N.Y., December 3, 1842), p. 1.
- Gurdon Buck, "A New Feature in the Anatomical Structure of the Genito-Urinary Organs Not Hitherto Described." Transactions of the American Medical Association. 1: 367-371, 1848.
External links
- Lecture at New York Academy of MedicineNew York Academy of MedicineThe New York Academy of Medicine was founded in 1847 by a group of leading New York City metropolitan area physicians as a voice for the medical profession in medical practice and public health reform...
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