Hektoen International

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Tag: Anthony C. Chin

  • Seminal contributions from chiefs of surgery at the University of Illinois

    Jayant RadhakrishnanAnthony Chin Chicago, Illinois, United States In May of 1881, Drs. Charles Warrington Earle and Abraham Reeves Jackson conceived of a College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago (P&S). A core group of physicians immediately procured the necessary licenses and certificates and purchased a lot on Harrison and Honore Streets, near Cook County Hospital. By…