John A. Sampson

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John A. Sampson

John Albertson Sampson (born August 17, 1873 in Troy (New York) , † December 23, 1946 in Albany (New York) ) was an American gynecologist .

Sampson was born near Troy. After graduation , he worked at the University School of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University , where he received his doctorate in 1899 . He completed advanced training at the Women's Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital . During this time, Sampson conducted studies on the vascular supply of the ureter and the lymph vessels of the pelvis . These contributed to the implementation in radical hysterectomies . In 1905, Sampson moved to Albany . Here he initially worked as chief physician for gynecology at the hospital. In 1927, Sampson took over the presidency of the American Gynecological Society. In 1937 he was appointed professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the Medical College of Albany. John A. Sampson died in Albany on December 23, 1946 at the age of 73.

Sampson coined the term endometriosis and in 1921 developed the first model for the development of the disease. The connection between the uterine artery and the ovarian artery is also known as the Sampson's artery in the Anglo-American language .

Fonts (selection)

  • Studies in gynecology presented in the form of illustrated problems for classroom work. Brandow printing company, 1907
  • The escape of foreign material from the uterine cavity into the uterine veins William Wood & Co., 1918
  • Perforating hemorrhagic (chocolate) cysts of the ovary. Transactions of the American Gynecological Society, 1921
  • Endometrial carcinoma of the ovary, arising in endometrial tissue in that organ. Arch Surg 10 (1925), 1-72
  • Peritoneal endometriosis due to the menstrual dissemination of endometrial tissue into the peritoneal cavity. Am J Obstet Gynecol 14 (1927), 422-9
  • The development of the implantation theory for the origin of peritoneal endometriosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol, 1940

literature

  • PB Clement: History of gynecological pathology. IX. Dr. John Albertson Sampson. 1921. Int J Gynecol Pathol. 2001 Jan; 20 (1): 86-101. PMID 11192075
  • John L Powell: John Albertson Sampson, MD (1873-1946) Journal of Pelvic Medicine and Surgery 14 (2008), 209-210, doi : 10.1097 / SPV.0b013e31817766c9
  • Christopher Sutton: Modern management of endometriosis . CRC Press, 2005, ISBN 1-84214-276-3 ( full text in Google book search).

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personal data
SURNAME Sampson, John A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sampson, John Albertson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American gynecologist
DATE OF BIRTH 17th August 1873
PLACE OF BIRTH Troy (New York)
DATE OF DEATH December 23, 1946
Place of death Albany (New York)