Herrington, J. Lynwood (1919-2004)

Dates
- 1953 - 1998
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Dr. Herrington was a world authority on gastric physiology and gastric surgery, having authored many article on gastric surgery and on the history of appendicitis. He served as the President of the Southern Surgical Association in 1987 and retired as Senior Surgeon of the Edwards-Eve Clinic in Nashville, Tennessee. Herrington also served as a clinical professor of surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical School and trained many of its residents.
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English
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Part of the VUMC Historical Images and Biographies Repository
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