United StatesExcerpted from the Illustrated History of Surgery
نویسندگان
1 General and Pediatric Surgery Specialist, Mehrad Hospital
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چکیده
John Syng Dorsey (1783–1818), the nephew of Philip Syng Dorsey, commenced his medicalapprenticeship under the guidance of his uncle. During his tenure in his uncle’s practice, Dorseyattended classes at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his medical degree in 1802. In1803, he embarked on a journey to London and Paris to further enhance his education. Upon hisreturn to the United States, he established a medical practice in Philadelphia and, in 1807, wasappointed as a professor of surgery at his alma mater. Shortly thereafter, he was designated as asurgeon at Pennsylvania Hospital.