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Jewish Surgeon Who Served in the Civil War
Physician's Certificate of Death

COHEN, Jacob Da Silva Solis (1838-1927).  Jewish American physician. Expert in the use of the laryngoscope. During the Civil war he served as Assistant Surgeon in the 26th Pennsylvania infantry (1861). Acting Assistant Surgeon to the United States Navy (1861-64). He was the Visiting Surgeon to the Army Hospitals in Philadelphia until the war’s end. In 1867, Dr. Cohen became the first American to perform a successful laryngotomy for removal of a cancerous growth. In 1882, Cohen helped to establish the Philadelphia Polyclinic and College for Graduates in Medicine. Cohen published several works on diseases of the throat. Very scarce Physician’s Certificate of Death, Philadelphia, March 4, 1874 for a 32 year old white male. Filled in and signed by J. Solis Cohen. A very unusual medical item........
...$125.00


 


Stephen Koschal ~ Quality Autographs & Signed Books
Serving Collectors, Libraries, Institutions, Autograph Galleries and Dealers with
Autographs and Signed Books in all Fields of Collecting Since 1967.

7155 Sand Crest View, Colorado Springs, CO 80923 USA ~ Phone (561) 315-3622 ~ skoschal@aol.com