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Ephraim McDowell ( November 11, 1771 – June 25, 1830) was an American physician.

Ephraim McDowell was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia. His father was a veteran of the French and Indian War as well as a colonel during the American Revolution. After the family moved to Kentucky the senior McDowell participated in the drafting of the Kentucky Constitution . The young McDowell, interested in medicine, studied at the Seminary of Worley and James and attended lectures in medicine at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, from 1793 to 1794. Although he did not receive a degree from Edinburgh, he pursued his interest in anatomyAnatomy (from the Greek anatome from ana-temnein to cut up), is the branch of biology that deals with the structure and organization of living things; thus there is animal anatomy ( zootomy) and plant anatomy ( phytonomy). The major branches of anatomy in and surgerySurgery is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment. Its practitioners are referred to as surgeons''. History of surgery Although surgeons are now considered to be specialised physicians, the pr.

McDowell practiced surgery and was a pioneer in abdominal surgical techniques, performing the first ovariotomy in the United States in 1809Events January 16 Peninsular War: The British defeat the French at the Battle of Corunna. February 3 Illinois Territory was created. February 11 Robert Fulton patents the steamboat. February 20 A decision by the Supreme Court of the United States states t. One of his most famous patients was James K. PolkJames Knox Polk ( November 2, 1795 June 15, 1849) was an American politician and the eleventh U. President, serving from March 4, 1845 to March 4, 1849. Polk was born in North Carolina, but primarily lived in and represented the state of Tennessee. A Demo, for whom he removed a gall stone and repaired a hernia. McDowell was a member of the Philadelphia Medical Society in 1817Events March 4 James Monroe succeeds James Madison as the President of the United States of America April Earthquake in Palermo, Italy April 3 Princess Caraboo appears in Almondsbury in Gloucestershire, England July 4 At Rome, New York, construction on th and a founder of Centre CollegeCentre College is an accredited, private, four-year liberal arts college located in Danville, Kentucky. Universities and colleges in Kentucky. in DanvilleDanville is a city located in Boyle County, Kentucky. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,477. It is the county seat of Boyle County 6. Danville was the capital of Kentucky when it was a district of Virginia, and was the site of t, Kentucky, in 1819Events January 17 Simon Bolivar proclaims the Republic of Colombia January 29 Sir Stamford Raffles lands on the island of Singapore February 6 Formal treaty between Sultan Hussein of Johor and the British Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles originates Singapore F. He was also well known for his generosity, and he performed considerable work for charity.

In June 1830 McDowell was stricken with an acute attack of violent pain, nausea, and fever. He died on June 25, most likely a victim of appendicitis.

In 1879 a monument was erected in his honor in Danville. In 1929, the state of Kentucky donated a bronze statue of McDowell to the U.S. Capitol's National Statuary Hall Collection. Dr. McDowell was the great great grandfather of General John Campbell Greenway, whose statue was placed in the National Statuary Hall Collection by the state of Arizona in 1930.