Historedia
Person

Ephraim McDowell

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1809

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ephraim McDowell, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Ephraim McDowell performs the first ovariotomy, 25 December 1809

    1809

    Role: Surgeon

    1. 25 December 1809 · Danville, KentuckyFirst Successful Ovariotomy

      Ephraim McDowell performed the first successful removal of an ovarian tumor on Jane Todd Crawford in Danville, Kentucky.

Sources

  1. Ephraim McDowell Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-27