Mettauer is remembered for his development of innovative surgical practices. Along with his two sons, he trained many physicians at his private medical school. In the 1838, he performed the first successful repair of vesicovaginal fistula in America.[2] He is also given credit for performing the first cleft palate operation in the Americas (1827).[1]
Mettauer also designed and developed his own surgical instruments, some of which are on display at the Esther Thomas Atkinson Museum at Hampden-Sydney College. Also, The John Peter Mettauer Award for Excellence in Research is a prestigious award issued by Hampden-Sydney College.
He died from kidney disease at his home in Prince Edward County on November 22, 1875.[3]
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^ abThe National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XV. James T. White & Company. 1916. pp. 315–316. Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Google Books.
^The National Cyclopædia of American Biography: Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders, Builders, and Defenders of the Republic, and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time. J. T. White. 1916.
^"Death of an Eminent Physician". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1875. p. 1. Retrieved December 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Innovative Plastic Surgeons (biography)
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Prince Edward County: A Brief History September 3, 2022, at the Wayback Machine
A sketch of Dr. John Peter Mettauer of Virginia by George Ben Johnston
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john, peter, mettauer, 1787, 1875, american, surgeon, gynecologist, surgeon, francis, joseph, mettauer, born1787, 1787, prince, edward, county, virginiadiednovember, 1875, aged, prince, edward, county, virginiaoccupation, surgeon, gynecologistbiography, edit, . John Peter Mettauer 1787 1875 was an American surgeon and gynecologist He was the son of surgeon Francis Joseph Mettauer John Peter MettauerBorn1787 1787 Prince Edward County VirginiaDiedNovember 22 1875 aged 87 Prince Edward County VirginiaOccupation s Surgeon gynecologistBiography editJohn Peter Mettauer was born in Prince Edward County Virginia in 1787 1 He was a pupil at Hampden Sydney College followed by studies at the University of Pennsylvania where he obtained his medical doctorate in 1809 In 1837 he founded a private medical school located between Prince Edward Court House and Kingsville Virginia In 1847 he allied his school with Randolph Macon College becoming the first medical department at Randolph Macon Mettauer is remembered for his development of innovative surgical practices Along with his two sons he trained many physicians at his private medical school In the 1838 he performed the first successful repair of vesicovaginal fistula in America 2 He is also given credit for performing the first cleft palate operation in the Americas 1827 1 Mettauer also designed and developed his own surgical instruments some of which are on display at the Esther Thomas Atkinson Museum at Hampden Sydney College Also The John Peter Mettauer Award for Excellence in Research is a prestigious award issued by Hampden Sydney College He died from kidney disease at his home in Prince Edward County on November 22 1875 3 References edit a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Vol XV James T White amp Company 1916 pp 315 316 Retrieved December 24 2020 via Google Books The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography Being the History of the United States as Illustrated in the Lives of the Founders Builders and Defenders of the Republic and of the Men and Women who are Doing the Work and Moulding the Thought of the Present Time J T White 1916 Death of an Eminent Physician The Baltimore Sun November 24 1875 p 1 Retrieved December 24 2020 via Newspapers com Innovative Plastic Surgeons biography External links editHampden Sydney College Prince Edward County A Brief History Archived September 3 2022 at the Wayback Machine A sketch of Dr John Peter Mettauer of Virginia by George Ben Johnston nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to a physician in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Peter Mettauer amp oldid 1146701355, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
