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Contents.History BMC was created by the formal merger in July 1996 of (BCH), the first in the United States, and Medical Center Hospital (BUMCH), sponsored at founding by the Methodists and then by Boston University.Boston University School of Medicine opened its doors November 5, 1873, combining the with the medical staff of the. Talbot was the first chairman of the Department of Surgery at BU while also serving as the first Dean of BUSM.The history of the Department of Surgery at BU dates back to 1946, when Dr. Smithwick was recruited from Massachusetts General Hospital to serve as Surgeon-in-Chief. With him, he brought a team of talented surgeons, including Dr. Jesse Thompson, a pioneer in vascular surgery; Dr. Douglas Farmer, a gastrointestinal surgeon; Dr. Chester Howe, a specialist in surgical infectious disease; and Dr.
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George Whitelaw, a noted educator and general surgeon. Smithwick served as chairman for nearly 20 years, and was followed by Dr. Richard Egdahl who was recruited from the Medical College of Virginia in 1963. Egdahl continued to pioneer the clinical research capabilities, and later retired in 1973.
Egdahl was named the first Alexander Graham Bell Professor of Entrepreneurial Medicine at BUSM.Following periods of leadership by Drs. Lester Williams, Peter Mozden, Robert Hobson, Edward Spatz, James Becker, and Gerard Doherty, in 2017 Jennifer F. Tseng, MD, MPH, assumed the position of Surgeon-in-Chief at Boston Medical Center and Chair and Utley Professor of Surgery at Boston University School of Medicine.In March 2017, the Boston Medical Center announced that it had received a $25 million gift, the largest in its history, from and his wife, Eilene. The donation will go to the creation of the Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine at BMC.
Was named its director. Research The, a longitudinal study of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in collaboration with staff who are faculty at the, has helped obtained much of our current knowledge about heart disease. The Center at Boston Medical Center is known internationally as a leader in basic and clinical research on amyloidosis. Notably, they pioneered the use of high dose and for patients with AL amyloidosis. Fiscal Year 2018 Statistics Number of Licensed Beds514Outpatient Activity1,001,304Inpatient Admissions26,339Physicians764Residents and Fellows821Full-Time Equivalent Employees5,691Supporting services The hospital has many services, extending beyond traditional medical procedures. (March 6, 2017). The Boston Globe.
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Jorgenson, Todd (21 September 2017). Retrieved 26 November 2018.Further reading. Ryan, Andrew, The Boston Globe, May 31, 2008See also.External links.
By Rachel Gotbaum. 2006 audio documentary on the 10th anniversary of the merger, describing history and innovative programs of BMC.