George Elmer Shambaugh Jr. (29 June 1903 – 7 February 1999) was an American

otolaryngologist Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

, an expert in diseases of and defects in the inner ear, and a pioneer in surgical and chemical treatments for deafness. George was the first physician to use an operating microscope in delicate ear surgery. The son of a Chicago ear, nose and throat specialist, he graduated from

Amherst College Amherst College ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Amherst, Massachusetts. Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its then-president Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher educatio ...

in 1924, and from

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the graduate medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical Area of Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is one of the oldest medical schools in the United States and is consi ...

in 1928. He became a staff surgeon, professor of medicine, and chairman of the department of

otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

Northwestern University Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston, Illinois. Founded in 1851, Northwestern is the oldest chartered university in Illinois and is ranked among the most prestigious academic institutions in the world. Charte ...

. An expert in his field, he published more than 400 articles in medical journals, edited the ''Archives of Otolaryngology'' for 10 years, and wrote the textbook ''Surgery of the Ear'' (1959), which remains in print. His medical career spanned 70 years: he continued to see patients until a week before his death. He had two children in his first marriage to Marietta Moss, Dr. George E. Shambaugh III and Susan Shambaugh, which ended in divorce. His second wife was Genevieve Krum and they raised

David Shambaugh David Shambaugh (; born January 18, 1953) is the Gaston Sigur Professor of Asian Studies, Political Science & International Affairs, and director of the China Policy Program at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington Unive ...

. He is survived by two children and ten grandchildren.

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*Archives of Otolaryngology obituary, July 1999 (includes photograp

*Archives of the National Institutes of Health, May 2020 (includes photograp

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shambaugh, George E. Jr. American otolaryngologists Northwestern University faculty Physicians from Chicago Amherst College alumni Harvard Medical School alumni 20th-century American physicians 1903 births 1999 deaths 20th-century surgeons