Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Living New York Surgeons (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1866 Excerpt: ...entered the office of Drs. Samuel Fitch and Matthias Sfaulding, of Greenfield, New Hampshire, where he conscientiously investigated disease, digested the medico-surgical axioms of his preceptors, and sought to gain experience at the bedside of the poor and needy. A short time after, from certain frugal reasons, young Batchelder took out a license to practice June 1st, 1807, and continued in this capacity until ho was enabled to attend a full and practical course of lectures at Harvard University, Massachusetts, whence he was graduated in 1815. Armed with his diploma, Dr. Batchelder practised alternately in Charlestown, New Hampshire; Pittsfield, Massachusetts; Utica, New York; and for the last twenty years in New York city. Although Dr. Batchelder did not enter a classical college, or place himself under the guidance of any university, his general education was liberal, and so creditably did he avail himself of surrounding advantages, that a college, of good standing and ethical principles, in Middlebury, Vermont, conferred upon him the degree of A. M. This contributed, in no slight manner, to rouse the Doctor's latent love for books in general, and medical surgery in particular, and has resulted in producing several essays and comprehensive works on various affections, peculiar operations, and different treatment. Dr. Batchelder wrote an excellent "Thesis on the Disease of the Heart styled Aneurism," which he presented to the faculty of Harvard University, Massachusetts, as his inaugural dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Medicine. When we reflect that this was fifty years ago, when auscultation was in its infancy, and that Dr. Batchelder suggested certain principles of great interest to the practitioner of the present day, we feel that his...