“William Beaumont and His Legacy in Medical History”
A Talk by Paolo Fedi, M.D., Ph.D.
March 25, 6:30 p.m.
Lake Forest Senior Living Community
8 Lake Forest Dr., Plattsburgh, NY 12903
Admission is free
In 1822, a fur trapper named Alexis St. Martin was accidentally gut-shot by a shotgun in Mackinac Island, Michigan. Near death, he was treated by William Beaumont, an Army physician who for much of his career had practiced medicine in Clinton County, New York. What followed was a remarkable chapter in medical history, one that resonates today.
Dr. Paolo Fedi, head of Beaumont GI Services in Plattsburgh, will discuss the lasting medical legacy of Beaumont, whose observations and experiments with St. Martin became the basis for much of modern gastroenterology.
Dr. Fedi’s talk, to be given at Lake Forest Senior Living Community on Wednesday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m., will cover a remarkable piece of local and medical history. Dr. Fedi will delve into the personality of the self-driven and mostly self-educated Beaumont; describe the peculiar circumstances that allowed him to study the physiology of the human stomach, as well as the results of his pioneering research; lay out the legacy of Beaumont and his findings; and discuss the ethical questions posed by his study of St. Martin.
The event is free and open to the public.
Posted: February 28th, 2020 under Community Events, Heathcare News, Northern NY News, Peru/Regional History.