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James Marion Sims

Biography

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The Truth about J. Marion Sims: Father of Gynecology

 

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Controversial Statue Of Dr. J. Marion Sims Removed From Central Park

 

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Marion Sims

 

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James Marion Sims, M.D.

 

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IUIC: THE BUTCHER | J MARION SIMS | Episode 1

James Marion Sims was an American physician and a pioneer in the field of surgery, known as the "father of modern gynecology". His most significant work was the development of a surgical technique for the repair of vesicovaginal fistula, a severe complication of obstructed childbirth. He is also remembered for inventing Sims' speculum, Sims' sigmoid catheter, and the Sims' position.
  • Personal 

  • Background 

  • Repair of vesicovaginal fistula 

  • Experimental subjects 

  • Trismus nascentium 

  • Critiques of experimentation 

  • New York and Europe 

  • Sims and the Confederacy 

  • Break with the Woman's Hospital 

  • Death 

  • Legacy and honors 

  • Contributions