Harvey Cushing
American neurosurgeon and pathologist
Harvey Williams Cushing was an American neurosurgeon, pathologist, writer, and draftsman. A pioneer of brain surgery, he was the first exclusive neurosurgeon and the first person to describe Cushing's disease. He wrote a biography of physician... Wikipedia
Born: April 8, 1869, Cleveland, OH
Died: October 7, 1939 (age 70 years), New Haven, CT
Education: Harvard University, Yale University, Yale School of Medicine, and more
Spouse: Katharine Crowell Cushing (m. 1902)
Children: Babe Paley, Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, and Mary Benedict Cushing
Parents: Kirke Cushing and Bessie Williams
Books
The Life of Sir William Osler
1925
Intracranial tumours
1932
The pituitary body and its disorders
1912
Meningiomas: Their Classification, Regional Behaviour, Life History, and Surgical End Results
1938
A Classification of the Tumors of the Glioma Group on a Histogenetic Basis with a Correlated Study of Prognosis
1926
Tumors Arising from the Blood-vessels of the Brain: Angiomatous Malformations and Hemangioblastomas
1928
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