Henry Feffer

Henry Feffer
Born
Henry Leon Feffer

(1918-01-15)January 15, 1918
New York, U.S.
DiedMay 9, 2011(2011-05-09) (aged 93)
Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materIndiana University
Indiana University School of Medicine
Spouse(s)Jean Kaplan Feffer (m.?-1964) (her death) (3 children)
Daisy Berkes Feffer (m.?-2001) (her death) (2 children)
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, surgeon, spine, orthopedic surgeon, hydrocortisone, back pain, neurosurgeon
InstitutionsGeorge Washington University Medical School
CARE
The Gallinger Municipal Hospital in Washington, D.C. which later became, the now defunct, District of Columbia General Hospital
United States Army
Howard University College of Medicine
National Zoo

Henry Leon Feffer (January 15, 1918 – May 9, 2011[1]) of Bethesda, Maryland, was an American neurosurgeon. In the mid-1950s, he was one of the first medical doctors to systematically test whether low-back pain could be relieved with epidural injections of hydrocortisone. Today, physicians routinely give such injections before resorting to more invasive surgery. He was a Washington, D.C. spinal surgeon for more than four decades whose patients included Saddam Hussein.[1]

Early life and childhood

Feffer was born on January 15, 1918, in New York City.

Education

Feffer graduated from Indiana University, and from the Indiana University School of Medicine. His orthopedic surgery internship was in The Gallinger Municipal Hospital in Washington, D.C. which later became, the now defunct, District of Columbia General Hospital.[2]

Career

Feffer was an emeritus professor at George Washington University Medical School.

Death

Feffer died on May 9, 2011, of congestive heart failure at the age of 93.

References

  1. ^ a b [1], Henry Feffer, spine surgeon who treated D.C. notables and beloved gorilla, dies at 93, May 11, 2011.
  2. ^ [2], District of Columbia General Hospital, last updated September 8, 2006