Daniel Bennett St. John Roosa
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Daniel Bennett St. John Roosa (1838–1908) was an American
physician
, born in Bethel, New York
.
He graduated in 1860 from New York's University Medical College; was assistant surgeon
in the Fifth New York Volunteers' three-months troops, became resident surgeon at the New York Hospital in 1862, and in 1864 began practice in New York City
.
He was one of the founders of Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
. From 1863 to 1882 he was professor of diseases of the eye and ear at his alma mater
, and from 1875 to 1880 held a similar chair
in the University of Vermont
(Burlington
). In 1888 he was appointed professor of diseases of the eye in the New York Post-Graduate Medical School, of whose faculty
he would become president.
He wrote:
United States
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physician
Physician
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, born in Bethel, New York
Bethel, New York
Bethel is a town in Sullivan County, New York, USA. The population has been estimated at 4,532 in 2007.The town received worldwide fame after it became the host of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, which was originally planned for Wallkill, New York, but was relocated to Bethel after Wallkill withdrew.-...
.
He graduated in 1860 from New York's University Medical College; was assistant surgeon
Surgeon
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in the Fifth New York Volunteers' three-months troops, became resident surgeon at the New York Hospital in 1862, and in 1864 began practice in New York City
New York City
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.
He was one of the founders of Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital is a specialty hospital in New York City that was founded in 1869 and is currently located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan at 210th East 64th Street...
. From 1863 to 1882 he was professor of diseases of the eye and ear at his alma mater
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, and from 1875 to 1880 held a similar chair
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in the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
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(Burlington
Burlington, Vermont
Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County. Burlington lies south of the U.S.-Canadian border and some south of Montreal....
). In 1888 he was appointed professor of diseases of the eye in the New York Post-Graduate Medical School, of whose faculty
Faculty (university)
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he would become president.
He wrote:
- A practical Treatise on the Diseases of the Ear (1873; sixth edition, 1885)
- The Determination of the Necessity for Wearing Glasses (1887)
- Handbook of the Anatomy and Diseases of the Eye and Ear (1904), with A. E. Davis
- Textbook of the Diseases of the Ear, Nose, and Pharynx (1905), with B. Douglass