William T. Belfield (June 1, 1856 – October 4, 1929) was an American urologist who is credited with having performed the first intentional prostatectomy (via the suprapubic route) in 1885, 1886 or 1887 at Cook County Hospital. It is possible he only performed a partial prostatectomy.[1][2] The British surgeon Arthur Fergusson McGill (1850–1890) performed a similar procedure very close to this time, but McGill ultimately recognized Belfield as having been first.[3]
Belfield was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1856 but spent much of his childhood in Chicago.[4] He earned his medical doctorate from Rush Medical College in Chicago in 1877[5] and later became its chair of the department of urology in 1883.[5] He traveled through Europe obtaining further surgical experience after graduating from medical school. He was instrumental in reporting the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Robert Koch in the United States and was an early champion of the discipline of microbiology. He was the sixth president of the American Urological Association.[6][7]
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^Thorndike, P (1903). "Present status of the surgery of prostate gland". Boston Med Surg J. 149 (7): 167–171. doi:10.1056/nejm190308131490701.
^Zorgniotti, AW (2012). "Suprapubic prostatectomy: An Anglo-American success story". In Hinman Jr, F; Boyarsky, S (eds.). Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. Spring. pp. 45–58. ISBN978-1-4612-5478-2.
^Anonymous (1890). "Obituary: A. F. McGill FRCS". Br Med J. 2 (1563): 1404–5. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.1563.1404-b. PMC2208609.
^Flaumenhaft, E (1992). "Chicago scientists who promoted bacteriology in the early 1880s" (PDF). Trans Illinois State Acad Science. 85 (3–4): 129–146. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
^ abGuinan, Patrick D.; Printen, Kenneth J.; Stone, James L.; Yao, James S. T. (2015). A History of Surgery at Cook County Hospital. Chicago: Amika Press. ISBN9781937484293.
^"Cook County Urology, History". Retrieved 6 September 2016.
^"Past Presidents". 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
April 11, 2024
william, belfield, william, belfield, june, 1856, october, 1929, american, urologist, credited, with, having, performed, first, intentional, prostatectomy, suprapubic, route, 1885, 1886, 1887, cook, county, hospital, possible, only, performed, partial, prostat. William T Belfield June 1 1856 October 4 1929 was an American urologist who is credited with having performed the first intentional prostatectomy via the suprapubic route in 1885 1886 or 1887 at Cook County Hospital It is possible he only performed a partial prostatectomy 1 2 The British surgeon Arthur Fergusson McGill 1850 1890 performed a similar procedure very close to this time but McGill ultimately recognized Belfield as having been first 3 William BelfieldBornJune 1 1856St Louis MissouriDiedOctober 4 1929Chicago IllinoisOccupationurologistBelfield was born in St Louis Missouri in 1856 but spent much of his childhood in Chicago 4 He earned his medical doctorate from Rush Medical College in Chicago in 1877 5 and later became its chair of the department of urology in 1883 5 He traveled through Europe obtaining further surgical experience after graduating from medical school He was instrumental in reporting the discovery of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Robert Koch in the United States and was an early champion of the discipline of microbiology He was the sixth president of the American Urological Association 6 7 References edit Thorndike P 1903 Present status of the surgery of prostate gland Boston Med Surg J 149 7 167 171 doi 10 1056 nejm190308131490701 Zorgniotti AW 2012 Suprapubic prostatectomy An Anglo American success story In Hinman Jr F Boyarsky S eds Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy Spring pp 45 58 ISBN 978 1 4612 5478 2 Anonymous 1890 Obituary A F McGill FRCS Br Med J 2 1563 1404 5 doi 10 1136 bmj 2 1563 1404 b PMC 2208609 Flaumenhaft E 1992 Chicago scientists who promoted bacteriology in the early 1880s PDF Trans Illinois State Acad Science 85 3 4 129 146 Retrieved 4 August 2016 a b Guinan Patrick D Printen Kenneth J Stone James L Yao James S T 2015 A History of Surgery at Cook County Hospital Chicago Amika Press ISBN 9781937484293 Cook County Urology History Retrieved 6 September 2016 Past Presidents 2016 Retrieved 6 September 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William Belfield amp oldid 1167353595, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
