John Whiteway (surgeon)

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The College of Surgeons, Dublin (1837)[1]

John Whiteway (c. 1722 - 25 May 1797) was a Dublin surgeon who was the second president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1786.[2]

A kinsman of Whiteway,

St Patrick's Hospital, Dublin, and visiting physician to Dr Steevens' Hospital. He was also Surgeon to the Hospital for Venereal Diseases, North King Street. Cameroon notes that his practice was large, and he was considered a skilful surgeon, and usually employed the flap operation in amputations.[3]

References

  1. ^ Dublin delineated in twenty-six views, etc. Dublin: G. Tyrrell, 1837. p. 49.
  2. ^ RCSI Presidents since its foundation in 1784. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  3. ^ Cameron, Sir Charles A. (1886) History of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, and of the Irish Schools of Medicine &c Dublin: Fannin & Co. pp. 308-11. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.