Dr. J. Marion Sims - Montgomery, Alabama
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N 32° 22.588 W 086° 18.448
16S E 565145 N 3582376
Historical marker in front of the building that was the site of the office of Dr. J. Marion Sims, who pioneered surgery for women in the 1840s.
Waymark Code: WMD5V7
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2011
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This two-subject marker is in front of the site of an earlier building where, in 1845, Dr. J. Marion Sims performed the first successful operations for urinary fistula in women.
Marker Name: Office Site of Dr. J. Marion Sims "Father of Modern Gynecology"
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
The marker text reads:
Office Site of Dr. J. Marion Sims
"Father of Modern Gynecology"
On this site in 1840s stood small hospital of Dr. J. Marion Sims in which he made surgical history with his successful operations for urinary fistula in women. A South Carolinian, Sims studied at Charleston Medical School and Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia. He practiced briefly in his native state before coming to Mt. Meigs (1835) and Montgomery (1840). He left this city and, in 1853, founded a famous Women's Hospital in New York, gaining world renown for his work in the field of surgery for women. Among his patients were the Empress Eugenie of France and other members of European royalty. His statue is on the grounds of Alabama's Capitol.
Alabama Historical Association
1994
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1994
Marker Number: Not listed
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