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Claude E. Welch (March 14, 1906 – March 9, 1996) was an internationally recognized surgeon〔O'Shea, Arthur, "Dr. Claude E. Welch; Retired Senior Attending Surgeon at MGH", ''The Boston Globe'', March 1996.〕 whose career spanned forty years. For most of those forty years, Welch worked at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was involved with a variety of activities that included “patient care, teaching, clinical research, establishment of funds to maintain such activities, promotion of all aspects of medical education, and strengthening of ties between the government, the courts, the legal profession and physicians.”〔Welch, Claude E. ''A Twentieth-Century Surgeon: My Life in the Massachusetts General Hospital''. Boston: Massachusetts General Hospital, 1992, p. 296.〕 Known as a “bold and skillful surgeon in the abdomen,”〔Austen, Gerald and Grant Rodney, Paul S. Russel, Andrew Warshaw, John Burke, "Faculty of Medicine - Memorial Minute", ''Harvard University Gazette'', 6 November 1997.〕 Welch performed anywhere between 15,000 and 20,000 procedures by the age of 75.〔Welch, p. 156.〕 He served as president in 8 of the 20 medical associations to which he belonged,〔(Thomas, Robert McG. "Claude Welch, Medical Leader and a Renowned Surgeon, 89" ), ''New York Times'', March 12, 1996.〕 wrote more than 200 articles and chapters,〔 authored or edited six books, including his own autobiography,〔 developed a safe technique for performing a duodenostomy,〔Welch, p. 159.〕 and was one of only six physicians summoned to Rome to consult about the treatment of Pope John Paul II when he was shot in 1981.〔 While there is no doubt about his skill with a scalpel, he set himself apart from other surgeons by establishing and maintaining a superb rapport with his patients – something he considered essential to good patient care.〔 Beyond the operating room, Welch fought for racial equality at the American Medical Association (AMA) and to establish standards for American Medical Practice.〔 Welch considered these items among some of the most important things he did. “His intelligence, diligence, attention to detail, restraint leavened with generosity, caring and a touch of humor brought him the trust of his peers and a succession of assignments, the summation of which truly characterizes him as one of the great surgical statesmen America has produced.”〔 ==The early years== Claude E. Welch was the eldest child of John and Lettie Phelan Welch. He was born on March 14, 1906, in the town of Stanton, Nebraska.〔Welch, p. 3.〕 From a very young age, Welch showed great intellectual promise, advancing through the first three grades in the city school in a mere three months. He attributed his rapid advancement to the excellent preschool education he received at home.〔Welch, pp. 6-7.〕 By the age of 12, he was working in a local drugstore helping to distribute prescriptions. While the pay was not great, he claimed that he was more than adequately compensated by the amount of candy and ice cream he was able to eat.〔Welch, p. 12.〕 He continued to work at DeWitt and Drewelow’s Drugstore during and after high school. About a year after graduating high school, Welch determined it was time to go to college.〔Welch, p. 13.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Claude E. Welch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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