James Rushmore Wood (September 14, 1816 – May 4, 1882),
born in
Mamaroneck,
New York
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, was an American
surgeon
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and one of the founders of
Bellevue Hospital Medical College in
New York City.
He retired from his university duties in 1868.
Descendants
* A grandson of the same name, wed to Katherine Lawrence Wickham, was a soldier during
World War I.
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Portrait photographfrom the Ehrman Medical Library Archives
1816 births
1882 deaths
Physicians from New York City
People from Mamaroneck, New York
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