Born in in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Dr. Senn graduated from Chicago Medical College in 1868.
There he practiced medicine by day and spent most evenings in a private laboratory performing experiments. He studied gastrointestinal lesions and bone tuberculosis.
He is credited with pioneering work on the pancreas and the intestinal tract and he was among the first to use the then unpredictable x-rays in the treatment of leukemia.
The genesis of today's high-tech sterile operating suites could, without too much exaggeration, be credited to Dr. Senn, also.
His many experiments relating to the reason for infection resulting from surgery led to surgical improvements practiced by all surgeons.
During his lifetime, Dr. Senn published 25 books and countless papers and essays. He served as the 49th president of the American Medical Association.
St. Joseph Hospital memorialized Dr. Senn by naming its operating rooms after him. The Chicago Public Schools honored him in 1913 by naming a new northside high school after him.
Married Aurelia Muehlhauser on 23 Feb 1869 in Jefferson Co., Wisconsin. Had two sons, Emanuel John and William Nicholas Senn, both to be doctors in Chicago.
Died of an enlarged heart.
Born in in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Dr. Senn graduated from Chicago Medical College in 1868.
There he practiced medicine by day and spent most evenings in a private laboratory performing experiments. He studied gastrointestinal lesions and bone tuberculosis.
He is credited with pioneering work on the pancreas and the intestinal tract and he was among the first to use the then unpredictable x-rays in the treatment of leukemia.
The genesis of today's high-tech sterile operating suites could, without too much exaggeration, be credited to Dr. Senn, also.
His many experiments relating to the reason for infection resulting from surgery led to surgical improvements practiced by all surgeons.
During his lifetime, Dr. Senn published 25 books and countless papers and essays. He served as the 49th president of the American Medical Association.
St. Joseph Hospital memorialized Dr. Senn by naming its operating rooms after him. The Chicago Public Schools honored him in 1913 by naming a new northside high school after him.
Married Aurelia Muehlhauser on 23 Feb 1869 in Jefferson Co., Wisconsin. Had two sons, Emanuel John and William Nicholas Senn, both to be doctors in Chicago.
Died of an enlarged heart.
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