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About George Washington Crile

George Washington Crile

George Washington Crile

George Washington Crile (1864 - 1943) was a significant American surgeon. Crile is now formally recognized as the first surgeon to have succeeded in a direct blood transfusion. He also contributed to other procedures, such as neck dissection. He also described a technique for using opioids, regional anaesthesia and general anaesthesia which is a concept known as balanced anaesthesia.

In 1921 Crile co-founded the Cleveland Clinic.

In World War II the United States liberty ship SS George Crile was named in his honor. The lunar crater Crile is also named after him.

A grandson is the journalist, author, and CBS producer George Crile III.

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