George washington crile biography
George washington crile biography
Pioneer, Surgeon & Innovator ......
George Washington Crile
American surgeon and co-founder of Cleveland Clinic
For his son, also a surgeon, see George Crile, Jr. For his grandson, the CBS journalist, see George Crile III.
George Washington Crile | |
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George Washington Crile | |
| Born | November 11, Chili, Ohio |
| Died | January 7, () (aged&#;78) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Resting place | Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma&#;mater | Ohio Northern University; Wooster Medical College (now part of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine |
| Known&#;for | Co-founding the Cleveland Clinic |
| Children | George Crile, Jr. |
| Relatives | George Crile III (grandson), Rip Esselstyn (great-grandson) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Surgery |
George Washington Crile (November 11, – January 7, ) was an American surgeon.
Crile is now formally recognized as the first surgeon to have succeeded in a direct blood transfusion.[1] He contributed to other procedures, such as