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Stephen Smith

American surgeon and public health advocate (1823–1922)

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Born: February 19, 1823
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Died: August 27, 1922
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Birthplace: Skaneateles
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: surgeon
, physician
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Education: Grossman School of Medicine

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Stephen Smith was a New York City surgeon and civic leader who made important contributions to medical education, nursing education, public health, housing improvement, mental health reform, charity oversight, and urban environmentalism. Smith maintained an active medical practice, was an attending physician at Bellevue Hospital for thirty-seven years, and authored three surgical texts, but he was best known for his public service. Three mayors, seven governors, and two U.S. presidents appointed Smith to almost fifty years of public responsibilities. Shortly before Smith's death in 1922, Columbia University President Nicholas Murray Butler awarded him the school's highest honor and pronounced Smith, “the most interesting figure in American medicine and in American public service today.” The New York Academy of Medicine initiated the annual Stephen Smith Medal for lifetime achievement in public health in 2005.

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American Public Health Association1872 · Washington, D.C.-based professional organization

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Sex or gender: male
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Given name: Stephen
Family name: Smith
Contributed to creative work: Popular Science subject has role: contributor
Member of: American Philosophical Society(since 1875)

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