Mayo, Charles H. (1866-1939)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1939 May 31 p. 1

Birth date: 1866

text of obituary:

DEATH CLAIMS WORLD FAMOUS DR. CHARLES H. MAYO

The world famous Dr. Chas. H. Mayo, of the Mayo clinic at Rochester, Minn., passed away last week. From Chicago, where he died from pneumonia, the body was taken to his home at Rochester, where he and his brother, sons of a country doctor, transformed a small hospital into a clinic and research foundation famous throughout the world.

He was 73 and had spent 40 years as an active surgeon and physician.

His achievements made the Mao Clinic a medical mecca visited by rich and poor from all corners of the glove and brought him many honors. His awards, degrees and titles, including recognitions from several European countries, filled an 8-page booklet.

He was acclaimed as one of the most versatile surgeons of his generation. He was a pioneer in surgery of the nervous system , recognized as the originator of goiter surgery.

He has pedformed [sic] more than 700 operations for cataract of the eye. His work also included hundreds of operations on the brain, ear, nose, throat and abdomen.