P H Y S I C I A N ' S
B O O K S H E L F
Philip L. Levin, MD
LAMPTON / EVERS
Images in Mississippi Medicine: A Photographic History of Medicine in Mississippi
Images in Mississippi Medicine MSMA
Lucius “Luke” M. Lampton, MD and Karen A. Evers
Images in Mississippi Medicine: A Photographic History of Medicine in Mississippi; MSMA; Jackson, MS: 2018. $80.00
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ith a reference to the father of western medicine, Hippocrates, Dr. Luke Lampton and Ms. Karen Evers launch this impressive 266-page coffee-table style expedition into the history of medicine in Mississippi. From Indian tribal techniques through early French colonial physicians onto U.S. territorial regulations, the book explores the path of medicine in our lovely state into the modern age. Gathering nearly 400 amazing photos, meticulously restored, the book follows the development of the healing arts through the early medical schools, the formation of medical societies, and the founding of regional hospitals. As the book develops, the reader delights in reading the physician biographies, studying the old-time handbills about diseases and quarantines, and delving into the development of
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the many medical institutions that formed the foundation of modern Mississippi medical care. People, places, and things: these make up the substance of our history. In Images in Mississippi Medicine, the authors pepper the book with a delightful collection of each of these three. Here we read of Dr. William Lattimore, the early 19th-century physician and Congressman who led the creation of, and served on, the first medical licensure board in 1819, which was a rare accomplishment in the United States. Images include his coat and his elegant signature. Politics of the time come to light as we read of a so-called physician who successfully sued this early board, effectively leaving “the profession in a state of disarray and medical standards in shambles for nearly half a century.” The biography of Samuel Cartwright, MD, the first president of the Mississippi State Medical Society, reports how his extensive writings on “principal diseases of the Southern states” brought him recognition
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