- William Macewen • LITFL Medical Eponym Library
Sir William Macewen (1848–1924) was a Scottish surgeon Scottish surgeon and pioneer of modern neurosurgery, Sir William Macewen was born 22 June 1848 near Port Bannatyne, Isle of Bute He studied medicine at the University of Glasgow, graduating MD in 1872, and began his surgical training influenced deeply by Joseph Lister (1827–1912), whose antiseptic techniques revolutionized surgical
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