He graduated at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., in 1836, and after a year spent in teaching in Lebanon, N. H., returned to the college as tutor. He retired from the tutorship in 1839, having in the meantime begun his professional studies in the Medical School connected with Dartmouth, and then continuing them in New Haven In 1841 he began practice as a physician in Hanover, and a year later became Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the college. This chair he continued to fill until 1870.
He was also appointed lecturer on Anatomy and Surgery in Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1843, and was made professor of these branches in the same college in 1845, retaining the position until 1857, and also continuing to act as Professor of Surgery until 1860 In 1851 he was appointed Professor of Physiology and Pathology in the New York Medical College, of N. Y. City, and in 1858 (in which year he removed his residence from Hanover to New York) he accepted the Professorship of Obstetrics in the same institution, which he held until 1860.
From the date of his removal to New York he took a leading position in his profession, making a specialty of the diseases of women, and particularly of ovariotomy. His treatise on Ovarian Tumors, published in 1872, is the standard authority on that subject. He also published in 1854 a work on Human Histology, and was a frequent and valued contributor to the medical journals In 1872 he was elected Professor of Gynecology in Dartmouth College, and in 1814 Gynecology was made a separate chair in Bellevue Hospital Medical College, N. Y., and he was elected the first Professor He filled many positions of honor in various Medical Associations of New York In 1859 the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him by Dartmouth College.
After an unusually exhausting series of professional engagements, he was attacked with pneumonia, and died after a week's illness.
1836. Graduated at Dartmouth College
1837-1839. Tutor at Dartmouth College
1840. Graduated at Yale Medical School
1841-1870. Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School
1843-1859. Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, Maine Medical School
1851-1853. Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, New York Medical College
1853-1859. Professor of Physiology and General Pathology, New York Medical College
1857. Corresponding Fellow New York Academy of Medicine
1858. President New Hampshire State Medical Society
1858- 1865. Physician to Demilt Dispensary
1858. President New York Pathological Society
1859. Received degree of LL. D. from Dartmouth College
1859- 1860. Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women, New York Medical College
1867. President New York County Medical Society
1868. Honorary Member Yonkers Medical Association
1869. Corresponding Fellow Obstetrical Society, Berlin
1869. Honorary Member Gynaecological Society, Boston
1870. Trustee of Dartmouth College
1870. Honorary Member Obstetrical Society, Louisville
1870-1872. Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women, Dartmouth Medical College
1871. President New York Academy of Medicine
1871. Honorary Member Hudson County Pathological Society
1872. Surgeon to Woman's Hospital
1872-1874. Lecturer on Diseases of Women, Albany Medical College
1872. Professor of Gynaecology, Dartmouth Medical College
1873. Trustee New York Academy of Medicine
1874. Corresponding Member Obstetrical Society, Philadelphia
1874. Professor of Gynaecology, Bellevue Hospital Medical College
1875. President New York Medical Journal Association
1875. President New York Obstetrical Society
1877. Honorary Fellow London Obstetrical Society
1877. President American Gynaecological Society
Member also of the Medical and Surgical Society, New York Physicians' Mutual Aid Society, Society for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical Men, New York State Medical Society, Therapeutical Society, American Geographical Society, New York Academy of Science, New York Historical Society, American Social Science Association, New England Society, Union League and Century Clubs, and other associations.
Source:
- Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College (1878)
- Edmund Randolph Peaslee : A Memorial Discourse; by Samuel Colcord Bartlett (1878)
He was also appointed lecturer on Anatomy and Surgery in Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1843, and was made professor of these branches in the same college in 1845, retaining the position until 1857, and also continuing to act as Professor of Surgery until 1860 In 1851 he was appointed Professor of Physiology and Pathology in the New York Medical College, of N. Y. City, and in 1858 (in which year he removed his residence from Hanover to New York) he accepted the Professorship of Obstetrics in the same institution, which he held until 1860.
From the date of his removal to New York he took a leading position in his profession, making a specialty of the diseases of women, and particularly of ovariotomy. His treatise on Ovarian Tumors, published in 1872, is the standard authority on that subject. He also published in 1854 a work on Human Histology, and was a frequent and valued contributor to the medical journals In 1872 he was elected Professor of Gynecology in Dartmouth College, and in 1814 Gynecology was made a separate chair in Bellevue Hospital Medical College, N. Y., and he was elected the first Professor He filled many positions of honor in various Medical Associations of New York In 1859 the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him by Dartmouth College.
After an unusually exhausting series of professional engagements, he was attacked with pneumonia, and died after a week's illness.
1836. Graduated at Dartmouth College
1837-1839. Tutor at Dartmouth College
1840. Graduated at Yale Medical School
1841-1870. Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School
1843-1859. Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, Maine Medical School
1851-1853. Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, New York Medical College
1853-1859. Professor of Physiology and General Pathology, New York Medical College
1857. Corresponding Fellow New York Academy of Medicine
1858. President New Hampshire State Medical Society
1858- 1865. Physician to Demilt Dispensary
1858. President New York Pathological Society
1859. Received degree of LL. D. from Dartmouth College
1859- 1860. Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women, New York Medical College
1867. President New York County Medical Society
1868. Honorary Member Yonkers Medical Association
1869. Corresponding Fellow Obstetrical Society, Berlin
1869. Honorary Member Gynaecological Society, Boston
1870. Trustee of Dartmouth College
1870. Honorary Member Obstetrical Society, Louisville
1870-1872. Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women, Dartmouth Medical College
1871. President New York Academy of Medicine
1871. Honorary Member Hudson County Pathological Society
1872. Surgeon to Woman's Hospital
1872-1874. Lecturer on Diseases of Women, Albany Medical College
1872. Professor of Gynaecology, Dartmouth Medical College
1873. Trustee New York Academy of Medicine
1874. Corresponding Member Obstetrical Society, Philadelphia
1874. Professor of Gynaecology, Bellevue Hospital Medical College
1875. President New York Medical Journal Association
1875. President New York Obstetrical Society
1877. Honorary Fellow London Obstetrical Society
1877. President American Gynaecological Society
Member also of the Medical and Surgical Society, New York Physicians' Mutual Aid Society, Society for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical Men, New York State Medical Society, Therapeutical Society, American Geographical Society, New York Academy of Science, New York Historical Society, American Social Science Association, New England Society, Union League and Century Clubs, and other associations.
Source:
- Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College (1878)
- Edmund Randolph Peaslee : A Memorial Discourse; by Samuel Colcord Bartlett (1878)
He graduated at Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. H., in 1836, and after a year spent in teaching in Lebanon, N. H., returned to the college as tutor. He retired from the tutorship in 1839, having in the meantime begun his professional studies in the Medical School connected with Dartmouth, and then continuing them in New Haven In 1841 he began practice as a physician in Hanover, and a year later became Professor of Anatomy and Physiology in the college. This chair he continued to fill until 1870.
He was also appointed lecturer on Anatomy and Surgery in Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1843, and was made professor of these branches in the same college in 1845, retaining the position until 1857, and also continuing to act as Professor of Surgery until 1860 In 1851 he was appointed Professor of Physiology and Pathology in the New York Medical College, of N. Y. City, and in 1858 (in which year he removed his residence from Hanover to New York) he accepted the Professorship of Obstetrics in the same institution, which he held until 1860.
From the date of his removal to New York he took a leading position in his profession, making a specialty of the diseases of women, and particularly of ovariotomy. His treatise on Ovarian Tumors, published in 1872, is the standard authority on that subject. He also published in 1854 a work on Human Histology, and was a frequent and valued contributor to the medical journals In 1872 he was elected Professor of Gynecology in Dartmouth College, and in 1814 Gynecology was made a separate chair in Bellevue Hospital Medical College, N. Y., and he was elected the first Professor He filled many positions of honor in various Medical Associations of New York In 1859 the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him by Dartmouth College.
After an unusually exhausting series of professional engagements, he was attacked with pneumonia, and died after a week's illness.
1836. Graduated at Dartmouth College
1837-1839. Tutor at Dartmouth College
1840. Graduated at Yale Medical School
1841-1870. Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School
1843-1859. Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, Maine Medical School
1851-1853. Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, New York Medical College
1853-1859. Professor of Physiology and General Pathology, New York Medical College
1857. Corresponding Fellow New York Academy of Medicine
1858. President New Hampshire State Medical Society
1858- 1865. Physician to Demilt Dispensary
1858. President New York Pathological Society
1859. Received degree of LL. D. from Dartmouth College
1859- 1860. Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women, New York Medical College
1867. President New York County Medical Society
1868. Honorary Member Yonkers Medical Association
1869. Corresponding Fellow Obstetrical Society, Berlin
1869. Honorary Member Gynaecological Society, Boston
1870. Trustee of Dartmouth College
1870. Honorary Member Obstetrical Society, Louisville
1870-1872. Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women, Dartmouth Medical College
1871. President New York Academy of Medicine
1871. Honorary Member Hudson County Pathological Society
1872. Surgeon to Woman's Hospital
1872-1874. Lecturer on Diseases of Women, Albany Medical College
1872. Professor of Gynaecology, Dartmouth Medical College
1873. Trustee New York Academy of Medicine
1874. Corresponding Member Obstetrical Society, Philadelphia
1874. Professor of Gynaecology, Bellevue Hospital Medical College
1875. President New York Medical Journal Association
1875. President New York Obstetrical Society
1877. Honorary Fellow London Obstetrical Society
1877. President American Gynaecological Society
Member also of the Medical and Surgical Society, New York Physicians' Mutual Aid Society, Society for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical Men, New York State Medical Society, Therapeutical Society, American Geographical Society, New York Academy of Science, New York Historical Society, American Social Science Association, New England Society, Union League and Century Clubs, and other associations.
Source:
- Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College (1878)
- Edmund Randolph Peaslee : A Memorial Discourse; by Samuel Colcord Bartlett (1878)
He was also appointed lecturer on Anatomy and Surgery in Bowdoin College, Maine, in 1843, and was made professor of these branches in the same college in 1845, retaining the position until 1857, and also continuing to act as Professor of Surgery until 1860 In 1851 he was appointed Professor of Physiology and Pathology in the New York Medical College, of N. Y. City, and in 1858 (in which year he removed his residence from Hanover to New York) he accepted the Professorship of Obstetrics in the same institution, which he held until 1860.
From the date of his removal to New York he took a leading position in his profession, making a specialty of the diseases of women, and particularly of ovariotomy. His treatise on Ovarian Tumors, published in 1872, is the standard authority on that subject. He also published in 1854 a work on Human Histology, and was a frequent and valued contributor to the medical journals In 1872 he was elected Professor of Gynecology in Dartmouth College, and in 1814 Gynecology was made a separate chair in Bellevue Hospital Medical College, N. Y., and he was elected the first Professor He filled many positions of honor in various Medical Associations of New York In 1859 the degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred on him by Dartmouth College.
After an unusually exhausting series of professional engagements, he was attacked with pneumonia, and died after a week's illness.
1836. Graduated at Dartmouth College
1837-1839. Tutor at Dartmouth College
1840. Graduated at Yale Medical School
1841-1870. Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, Dartmouth Medical School
1843-1859. Professor of Anatomy and Surgery, Maine Medical School
1851-1853. Professor of Anatomy and Physiology, New York Medical College
1853-1859. Professor of Physiology and General Pathology, New York Medical College
1857. Corresponding Fellow New York Academy of Medicine
1858. President New Hampshire State Medical Society
1858- 1865. Physician to Demilt Dispensary
1858. President New York Pathological Society
1859. Received degree of LL. D. from Dartmouth College
1859- 1860. Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women, New York Medical College
1867. President New York County Medical Society
1868. Honorary Member Yonkers Medical Association
1869. Corresponding Fellow Obstetrical Society, Berlin
1869. Honorary Member Gynaecological Society, Boston
1870. Trustee of Dartmouth College
1870. Honorary Member Obstetrical Society, Louisville
1870-1872. Professor of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women, Dartmouth Medical College
1871. President New York Academy of Medicine
1871. Honorary Member Hudson County Pathological Society
1872. Surgeon to Woman's Hospital
1872-1874. Lecturer on Diseases of Women, Albany Medical College
1872. Professor of Gynaecology, Dartmouth Medical College
1873. Trustee New York Academy of Medicine
1874. Corresponding Member Obstetrical Society, Philadelphia
1874. Professor of Gynaecology, Bellevue Hospital Medical College
1875. President New York Medical Journal Association
1875. President New York Obstetrical Society
1877. Honorary Fellow London Obstetrical Society
1877. President American Gynaecological Society
Member also of the Medical and Surgical Society, New York Physicians' Mutual Aid Society, Society for the Relief of Widows and Orphans of Medical Men, New York State Medical Society, Therapeutical Society, American Geographical Society, New York Academy of Science, New York Historical Society, American Social Science Association, New England Society, Union League and Century Clubs, and other associations.
Source:
- Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale College (1878)
- Edmund Randolph Peaslee : A Memorial Discourse; by Samuel Colcord Bartlett (1878)
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