Jefferson Medical College - Clinic Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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W. joseph Hearn, M. D Professor of Clinical Surgery

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L 25 15 55 Q A PREFACE yi' I-IIS volume is presented to the Class of 1907 by the yr Committee with the earnest hope that it will serve X as a pleasant reminder of college days, for in the following pages are chronicled a resume of the y70y.,. , , .Qs events of four years. Characteristics of class-mates are noted in due form, but in no case is personal ill-will intended, and the remarks made are but a record of the friendly raillery constantly indulged in. The book shows in many ways the evidences of the work of' amateurs. When it is considered, however, that a great deal of time and labor was expended upon it, in addition to regular college work, it is hoped its faults will be passed over lightly. If it is received kindly by the class and is given the approval of the faculty, the Committee will feel itself' amply repaid. COMMITTEE. - 35 34? Q f

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W. Joseph Hearn, IVI. D. ' - jj ROP. W. JOSEPH I-IEARN was born in Laurel, Del., December 27th, 1842, being . 'bfi ,.l. - descended from Sir Williani Hearn, who came from England to lVlaryland in 1688. He received his preliminary education at Laurel Academy, taking up a classical 'n course, and entered Jetlierson in 1865. Those were the days of a two year course, and on March 4, 1867, he received the degree of M. D. He practiced for three years in his C - native state, but desiring a wider field for his activities, returned to Philadelphia and was t I made anaesthetist for Profi Samuel D. Gross. In this capacity he gave ether and chloroform, many hundreds of times, at a period when the use ofanaestheticstwas comparatively new. When the new hospital was opened in 1877, Dr. Hearn was made chiefof' clinic for Dr. Gross, and later when Dr. Samuel W. Gross was elected to the chair of Principles of Surgery and Clinical Surgery, Dr. Hearn was made surgeon to the hospital. His inclination towards teaching during these years was made manifest by the positions he held in succession: Assistant Demonstrator of Anatomy, 1871-1879, Assistant Demonstrator of Surgery, 1879-1882, and Instructor in Surgery and Bandaging in Dr. McClellan's School of Anatomy. Dr. Hearn also gave the first course in the microscopy and histology of tumors given at Jelilerson, and for some time was an Instructor in Dermatology and quiz master in Surgery. In 1882, on the election of' Dr. John I-I. Brinton to the chair of' Practice and Clinical Surgery, at jiefferson, Dr. Hearn took his place as Surgeon at the Philadelphia Hospital, a position which he still holds. In 1894 he was made Clinical ,Professor of Surgery at his Alma Mater. Early in December, 1906, while on his way to the Philadelphia Hospital, Prof. Hearn was thrown from his carriage and sustained such serious injuries that his life hung in the balance for many days. But his wonderful vitality and recuperative powers stood him in good stead, and he is up and about again, although still unable to conduct his clinics. ' 9