Samuel Bard
Encyclopedia
Samuel Bard was an American physician. He founded the first medical school in New York
. He was a personal physician to George Washington
. His description of the disease
diphtheria
was instrumental in formulating treatment for that condition. He also helped to found the second medical school in the United States at King's College, now known as Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. He was a personal physician to George Washington
George Washington
George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army from 1775 to 1783, and presided over the writing of...
. His description of the disease
Disease
A disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune...
diphtheria
Diphtheria
Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane on the tonsils, pharynx, and/or nasal cavity...
was instrumental in formulating treatment for that condition. He also helped to found the second medical school in the United States at King's College, now known as Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, often known as P&S, is a graduate school of Columbia University that is located on the health sciences campus in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan...
Selected Works
- A discourse upon the duties of a physician: with some sentiments, on the usefulness and necessity of a public hospital (1769)
- An enquiry into the nature, cause and cure, of the angina suffocativa, or, sore throat distemper (1771)
- A discourse on medical education (1819)
- A compendium of the theory and practice of midwifery (1819)