Thomas Stephen Cullen
Thomas Stephen Cullen (born November 20, 1868 in Bridgewater, Ontario , Canada, † March 4, 1953 ) was a Canadian-American gynecologist . The Cullen sign , which occurs in a ruptured ectopic pregnancy and acute pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas), is named after him .
Thomas Stephen Cullen, son of a minister, graduated from the University of Toronto in 1890 . In 1891 he became assistant to gynecologist Howard Atwood Kelly at Johns Hopkins Hospital . In 1893 he traveled to Göttingen for a research stay in Johannes Orth's laboratory . At Johns Hopkins University he worked in gynecological pathology, where he was appointed professor in 1900.
bibliography
- Cancer of the uterus. Its pathology, symptomatology, diagnosis, and treatment. Also the pathology of diseases of the endometrium. Appleton, New York NY 1900, ( digitized ).
- Adeno-fibroids of the uterus. Hirschwald, Berlin 1903, ( digitized version ).
- Adenomyoma of the uterus. Saunders, Philadelphia PA et al. 1908, ( digitized ).
- Myomata of the uterus. Saunders, Philadelphia PA et al. 1909, ( digitized ).
- Embryology, anatomy, and diseases of the umbilicus together with diseases of the urachus. Saunders, Philadelphia PA et al. 1916, ( digitized ).
- Early medicine in Maryland. Self-published, Baltimore MD 1927.
Web links
- Thomas Stephen Cullen at www.whonamedit.com
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SURNAME | Cullen, Thomas Stephen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian-American gynecologist |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1868 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bridgewater, Ontario , Canada |
DATE OF DEATH | March 4th 1953 |