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Occupation. Surgeon. Conviction (s) 1998. Criminal charge. Second-degree murder. Penalty. 15 years to life. John Ronald Brown (July 14, 1922 – May 16, 2010) was an American surgeon who was convicted of second-degree murder after the death of a 79-year-old patient in his care.
Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction, colloquially known as Tommy John surgery, is a surgical graft procedure where the ulnar collateral ligament in the medial elbow is replaced with either a tendon from elsewhere in the patient's body, or with one from a deceased donor. The procedure is common among collegiate and professional athletes in ...
The physician William Nolen investigated psychic surgery and his book Healing: A Doctor in Search of a Miracle (1974) uncovered many cases of fraud. [35] Tony Agpaoa a famous psychic surgeon was several times detected in trickery. [36] Stage magician James Randi said psychic surgery is a sleight of hand confidence trick. He said that in ...
Something the Lord Made is a 2004 American made-for-television biographical drama film about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas (1910–1985) and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899–1964), the "Blue Baby doctor" who pioneered modern heart surgery. Based on the National Magazine Award -winning ...
The Brunonian system of medicine is a theory of medicine which regards and treats disorders as caused by defective or excessive excitation. It was developed by the Scottish physician John Brown and is outlined in his 1780 publication Elementa Medicinae. It drew on the theories of his teacher William Cullen, but whereas Cullen set out to create ...
John Brown (Vicar of St Mary's, Leicester) (c. 1792–1845), British evangelical preacher. John Brown (minister) (1784–1858), Scottish clergyman and writer. John Newton Brown (1803–1868), Baptist teacher, minister and publisher. John Croumbie Brown (1808–1895), Scottish missionary and forestry pioneer in South Africa.
John Brown (essayist) (1715–1766), English author; John Brown (physician, born 1810) (1810–1882), Scottish physician and essayist; John Ronald Brown (died 2010), famous for sex change surgeries; John Seely Brown, organizational studies researcher; Joseph Brown (artist) (1918–2009), Australian art collector; see Joseph Brown Collection
Frank Wilson Jobe (July 16, 1925 – March 6, 2014) was an American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. Jobe pioneered both elbow ligament replacement and major reconstructive shoulder surgery for baseball players. In 1974, Jobe performed the first "Tommy John surgery" on then- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher ...