Edward William Archibald, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian surgeon
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Edward William Archibald
- Edward William Archibald (August 5, 1872 – December 17, 1945) was a Canadian surgeon.
- Archibald was born in Montreal, Quebec, and received his initial education in Grenoble, France.
- Upon returning to Canada, he attended McGill University, receiving his Doctor of Medicine there in 1896.
- Archibald became interested in the specialist field of surgery, and began an apprenticeship at Royal Victoria Hospital.
- After a year in Europe studying under two well known physicians, the young surgeon was appointed to the staff of the Royal Victoria Hospital's Department of Surgical Pathology.
- However, Archibald became ill with tuberculosis, and moved to New York City for treatment.
- Upon his recovery, the surgeon returned to Royal Victoria Hospital.
- There, he developed what he had learned in Europe, and came to be dubbed Canada's first neurosurgeon. In 1908, Archibald published a monograph, Surgical Affection and Wounds of the Head, but left neuroscience to combat the public health issue of tuberculosis.
- During World War I, the surgeon served in France as a military hospital doctor, and upon his return to Canada attempted to develop Canada's standard of education for surgeons, which he saw as declining.
- In 1935, Archibald became President of the American Surgical Association, and delivered a speech that is considered to have been the trigger for reforms of the standard of surgeon education in the United States.
- Archibald died on December 17, 1945 in Montreal.
- During his 73-year life, the surgeon had several medals, fellowships and even an honorary doctorate bestowed upon him.
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