James Edwin Thompson

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James Edwin Thompson
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BornMay 21, 1863
Norwich, England
DiedApril 9, 1927(1927-04-09) (aged 63)
Galveston, Texas, USA
OccupationSurgeon
SpouseEleanor Waters Roeck
Children8
Parent(s)John and Mary ( née  Molyneux) Thompson

James Edwin Thompson (May 21, 1863 - April 9, 1927) was an England-born surgeon who spent much of his life in the United States. He was the first vice-president and a founding member of the American College of Surgeons. He served as the inaugural chairman for the Department of Surgery at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas.

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Early life and education

Thompson was born May 21, 1863, in Norwich, England, to John and Mary ( née  Molyneux) Thompson. [1]

Thompson attended the Witton Grammar School, [1] Owens College (receiving the Bradley and Dumville Scholarships), [2] Manchester School of Medicine, and University of London, receiving bachelor's degree in medicine and surgery from the latter. He also received an honorary degree from Baylor University in 1925. [1] During his studies, between 1886 and 1887, he was President of the Medical Students' Debating Society. [2]

Career

Thompson became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons on the 23rd of July, 1886, and a fellow on the 13th of June, 1889. [2]

Thompson moved to Galveston, Texas, in 1891 and served as the University of Texas Medical Branch's inaugural Chairman of Surgery, holding the position until his death in 1927. [1] He worked as a surgeon at John Sealy Hospital. [3]

Thompson aided in founding the American College of Surgeons and became the organization's first vice president in 1913. [4] Two years later, he helped found the Texas Surgical Society. [4] He served as president for the Texas Surgical Society (1915-1916) [5] and Southern Surgical Association (1919), [6] as well as the American Surgical Association's first vice president (1922). [1] [7] He is also credited with bringing modern surgery to Texas [1]

He published over 75 publications on various surgical topics including Anal fistula, appendicitis, cleft palate, face and neck tumors, and hepatic cancer. [8] His plastic surgery techniques for cleft lip and palate were considered state of the art at the time. [4]

Selected publications

"Intestinal Obstruction due to Meckel's Diverticulum." [9]

"Conservatism in the Treatment of Tubercular Joint Disease." [10]

"Anatomical Routes of Approach to the Long Bones of the Extremities." [11]

"The Simplification of Technique in Operations for Hare-Lip and Cleft Palate" [12]

"An Anatomical and Experimental Study of Sacral Anæsthesia" [13]

Personal life

Thompson was married to Eleanor Waters Roeck on May 16, 1896 and together they had eight children: four daughters and four sons. All four of his sons became doctors. [1]

Thompson died in Galveston, Texas on April 9, 1927. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Burns, Chester R. (1995-08-01). "Thompson, James Edwin". Texas State Historical Association . University of Texas at Austin . Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  2. 1 2 3 "Thompson, James Edwin ( - 1927)". Royal College of Surgeons England. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Year Book. American College of Surgeons. 1913. p. 175. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 "James Edwin Thompson Surgical Papers". The Portal to Texas History. March 13, 2025. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  5. ↑ "History of Texas Surgical Society". Texas Surgical Society. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
  6. ↑ "About Southern Surgical Association". Southern Surgical Association. 2025. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  7. ↑ "ASA - Past Officers". American Surgical Association. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
  8. ↑ "James Edwin Thompson Papers". www.utmb.edu. utmb Health. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  9. ↑ Thompson, James E. (1898). "V. Intestinal Obstruction caused by Meckel's Diverticulum". Annals of Surgery. 27 (4): 448–458. ISSN   0003-4932. PMC   1426832 . PMID   17860566.
  10. ↑ Thompson, James E. (1894). "CONSERVATISM IN THE TREATMENT OF TUBERCULAR JOINT DISEASE.Read in the Section on Surgery and Anatomy, at the Forty-fifth Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association, held at Sau Francisco, June 5-8, 1894". Journal of the American Medical Association. XXIII (1): 10–13. doi:10.1001/jama.1894.02421060028001e . Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  11. ↑ Thompson, James E (1918). "Anatomical Methods of Approach in Operations on the Long Bones of the Extremities". Annals of Surgery. 68 (September): 309–329. doi:10.1097/00000658-191809000-00012. PMC   1427041 . PMID   17863988.
  12. ↑ Thompson, James E (1921). "Anatomical Methods of Approach in Operations on the Long Bones of the Extremities". Annals of Surgery. 68 (3): 394–425. doi:10.1097/00000658-191809000-00012. PMC   1399722 . PMID   17863988.
  13. ↑ Thompson, James (December 1917). "AN ANATOMICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL STUDY OF SACRAL ANÆSTHESIA". Annals of Surgery. 66 (6): 718–727. doi:10.1097/00000658-191712000-00012. PMC   1426636 . PMID   17863832.
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