Howard Atwood Kelly
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February 20, 1858 Camden, New Jersey |
| Died | January 12, 1943 (aged 84) Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | United States |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Occupation | Obstetrician/Gynecologist, Professor, Writer |
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Howard Atwood Kelly (February 20, 1858 – January 12, 1943) was an American male gynecologist,one of the "Big Four" founding professors at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland.He is credited with establishing gynecology as a true specialty, by developing new surgical approaches to women only diseases and through pathological research.
Howard Kelly was born in Camden, New Jersey, the son of Henry Kuhl Kelly and Louisa Warner (Hard) Kelly. His family had a proud history of achievement in politics, business, real estate and civil service, and Howard Kelly was the first with achievement in medicine or science. He was raised with strong religious influence from his parents, especially his mother. Later he recalled,"I owe my real start in life to my mother, who began to teach me the Bible." In Civil War times, when his father was at the war-front, the young Howard Kelly spent his free time roaming the hills. On his 75th birthday, he could well recall: "the first snake seen-how vividly it comes back; the 'bumble bees' building their homes in the big gatepost of a 24 acre field; the woods and the streams". In the fall of 1867, Howard Kelly entered the famous Classical Institute. There, he developed an interest in biology, natural science, and botany. In 1873, he started his undergraduate education at the University of Pennsylvania. During his college years, he was the president of the Franklin Scientific Society. After graduating with a B.A. in 1877, he was enrolled in Penn's Medical School.After his residency, he decided to concentrate on gynecology.
William Osler recruited Howard Atwood Kelly to be part of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and at only 31 years old, Kelly became part of Hopkins' Big Four, the founding chairs responsible for the Hopkins legacy. The Big Four comprised of William Steward Halsted, William Osler, William H. Welch, and Howard Atwood Kelly, the youngest of all four men. Though he was the youngest of the Big Four, Kelly demonstrated his leadership and skills. Kelly worked as the gynecologist-in-chief at the newly established Johns Hopkins Hospital. Furthermore, in only three years after moving to Baltimore, Kelly founded the Howard A. Kelly Hospital, an active hospital until the year 1938. Not only was Kelly known to be greatly skilled, he was also said to have a kind and charitable heart because Kelly would often do away with his surgical fees at the University. Ironically though, in private practice, Kelly charged high fees for his services.
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