James Marion Sims
1813-1883
American gynecologist and surgeon who introduced silver sutures in the 1850s to reduce the risk of infection, improved or originated several complicated gynecological opera...
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James Marion Sims, was born on January 25, 1813 in Lancaster, SC; he died on November 13, 1883 in New York, NY. Sims was the son of John and Mahala Sims, and the husband of Eliza Theresa Jones (parent...
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James Marion Sims
James Marion Sims