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Wilder Graves Penfield
Penfield spent his summer vacation of 1915 serving at a Red Cross hospital in France. It became his first medical experience, and the time wherein his fascination with the art of surgery began to flourish.
Dr wilder penfield biography
On his way to France for another period of service in 1916, his ship - the SS Sussex, an American vessel - was torpedoed by the Germans.
Penfield was injured, but was rescued. He recuperated at the Osler home. Following the incident, there were premature reports to the press of his death, and one newspaper erroneously printed his obituary!
Penfield was later compensated by the German government and used the money to buy a farm on Lake Memphremagog in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, which became his family’s escape from the city.
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After Oxford, Penfield completed his MD at Johns Hopkins University. He interned under Harvey Cushing in Boston at Peter Brent Brigham Hospital. After his internship, he continued practicing surgery for seven years at the New Yo