Howard Atwood Kelly
Howard Atwood Kelly (February 20, 1858 – January 12, 1943) was an American
gynecologist . He obtained his
B.A. degree and
M.D. degree from the
University of Pennsylvania . He,
William Osler ,
William Halsted , and
William Welch together are known as the "Big Four", the founding professors at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital in
Baltimore ,
Maryland . He is credited with establishing
gynecology as a
specialty by developing new surgical approaches to
gynecological diseases and
pathological research . He also developed several medical innovations, including the improved
cystoscope , Kelly's clamp, Kelly's speculum, and Kelly's forceps. Because Kelly was a famous prohibitionist and
Fundamentalist Christian , many of his contemporaries expressed skepticism towards his medical professionalism.
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Howard Atwood Kelly (February 20, 1858 – January 12, 1943) was an American gynecologist. He obtained his B.A. degree and M.D. degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He, William Osler, William Halsted, and William Welch together are known as the "Big Four", the founding professors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. He is credited with establishing gynecology as a specialty by developing new surgical approaches to gynecological diseases and pathological research. He also developed several medical innovations, including the improved cystoscope, Kelly's clamp, Kelly's speculum, and Kelly's forceps. Because Kelly was a famous prohibitionist and Fundamentalist Christian, many of his contemporaries expressed skepticism towards his medical professionalism.
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