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George W. Crile
Surgeon born in Chili, Ohio, credited as first to succeed in a direct blood transfusion (1906) and a co-founder of the Cleveland Clinic (1921). Buried at Lake View Cemetery.
At a glance
- Born
- 1864-11-11
- Died
- 1943-01-07
- Education
- Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH, to 1885
- Wooster Medical College, Cleveland, OH, to 1887, M.D.
- Known as
- Medicine, Science
- Organizations
- Cleveland Clinic
Life story
George Crile was born in Chili, Ohio, in 1864. He graduated from Ohio Northern University in 1885 and took his M.D. at Wooster Medical College in 1887, then studied in Vienna, London and Paris.
He taught at Wooster, then at Western Reserve University from 1900, and was chair of surgery at Lakeside Hospital in Cleveland from 1910.
In 1906 he performed the first successful direct whole-blood transfusion, and he developed 'shockless' surgery with balanced anesthesia. He designed the Crile clamp and co-founded the American Association for Cancer Research (1907).
He served in the army medical corps in World War I, helped found the Cleveland Clinic in 1921, and died in Cleveland in 1943.
Timeline
- 1864-11-11: Born (Chili, OH) source
- 1885: Graduated Ohio Northern University (Ada, OH) source
- 1887: M.D., Wooster Medical College (Cleveland, OH) source
- 1900: Professor, Western Reserve University (Cleveland, OH) source
- 1906: First direct whole-blood transfusion (Cleveland, OH) source
- 1907: Co-founded American Association for Cancer Research (US) source
- 1910: Chair of surgery, Lakeside Hospital (Cleveland, OH) source
- 1917: Major, army medical corps (Europe) source
- 1921: Co-founded Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, OH) source
- 1943-01-07: Died (Cleveland, OH) source
What George is known for
- Direct blood transfusion 1906
- Co-founded Cleveland Clinic 1921
- Balanced anesthesia and shock research
- Direct blood transfusion (1906)
- Crile clamp
- Cleveland Clinic (1921)
Inventions and firsts
- Cleveland Clinic founded (1921)
Honors and things named for them
- American Philosophical Society (1912)
- SS George Crile (Liberty ship)
- Crile General Hospital, Cleveland (1944)
- Crile lunar crater
Family
- spouse: Grace Elizabeth McBride
- son: George Crile Jr.
Places in Ohio to see
- Lake View Cemetery (grave) (grave)
12316 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County ZIP 44106 · Cleveland · Cuyahoga County · official page
Ohio places
Where George W. Crile was born, lived, worked and is remembered, with the ZIP code, town and county pages for each.
- Born: Chili, Coshocton County ZIP 43811 · Coshocton County
- Worked: Cleveland (Cleveland Clinic), Cuyahoga County (9500 Euclid Ave) Cleveland · Cuyahoga County
- Buried: Cleveland (Lake View Cemetery), Cuyahoga County (12316 Euclid Ave) ZIP 44106 · Cleveland · Cuyahoga County
Further reading
Sources
Confidence. Medium: the main facts were confirmed, but some details (often an address or ZIP code) were not.
- George Washington Crile (Wikipedia) dates, Chili OH, transfusion 1906, Cleveland Clinic 1921, Lake View