Herbert S. Carter
Herbert Swift Carter | |
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| Born | September 19, 1869 |
| Died | October 25, 1927 |
| Occupation(s) | Physician, writer |
Herbert Swift Carter (September 19, 1869 – October 25, 1927) was an American physician and writer.
Biography
Carter was born in Orange, New Jersey.[1] He was educated at Lawrenceville School and the Dearborn Morgan School in Orange, New Jersey.[2] He obtained his B.A. in 1892 from Princeton University. He studied medicine at Columbia University and graduated M.D. in 1895.[2]
He took a post-graduate course at Berlin University researching pathology.[2] On his return to the United States he established his private practice in New York City. Carter was an instructor in pathology at Cornell University Medical College for a year.[2] He was assistant professor of clinical medicine at Columbia University, associate visiting physician of the NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital and consulting physician to the Lincoln Hospital.[2]
Carter married Mabel Stewart Pettit in 1898, they had several children.[3] He was a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine and member of the American Medical Association.[2][1] He co-authored Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics which went through many editions. Medical reviews were positive and described it as a valuable reference textbook for dietitians and nurses.[4][5][6]
Carter died after an operation for a peptic ulcer at Johns Hopkins Hospital.[7]
Selected publications
- Diet Lists of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York (1913)[8]
- Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics (with Paul E. Howe and Howard H. Mason, 1921)[6]
References
- ^ a b Herringshaw, Thomas William. (1919). The American Physician and Surgeon Blue Book. Chicago: American Blue Book Publishers. p. 92
- ^ a b c d e f Walsh, James J. (1919). History of Medicine in New York: Three Centuries of Medical Progress, Volume 5. New York: National Americana Society. pp. 283-284
- ^ Lee, Francis Bazley. (1910). Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey, Volume 1. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. p. 146
- ^ "Notes On Books". The British Medical Journal. 2 (3012): 316–317. 1918. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.3012.316. S2CID 220140274.
- ^ "Reviewed Work: Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics by Herbert S. Carter, Paul E. Howe, Howard H. Mason". The American Journal of Nursing. 20 (1): 81–82. 1919.
- ^ a b "Reviewed Work: Nutrition and Clinical Dietetics by Herbert S. Carter, Paul E. Howe, Howard H. Mason". The American Journal of Nursing. 22 (6): 496. 1922. doi:10.1097/00000446-192203000-00027.
- ^ Lamb, Albert Richard. (1955). The Presbyterian Hospital and the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, 1868-1943. Columbia University Press. p. 255
- ^ "Reviewed Work: Diet Lists of the Presbyterian Hospital, New York City by Herbert S. Carter". The American Journal of Nursing. 14 (8): 685. 1914.
Further reading
- Eliot, Ellsworth (1927). "Dr. Herbert Swift Carter". Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine. 3 (12): 764–766. PMC 2393728.
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