Thomas Bartlett QUIGLEY1908–

Thomas Bartlett QUIGLEY

1908–

Thomas Bartlett Quigley was born on May 24, 1908 in North Platte, Nebraska, the son of Dr. and Mrs. Daniel Quigley. He prepared at Omaha Central High School and then moved East to Harvard College, graduating in 1929.

In the spring of 1929, he made application for admission to Harvard Medical School. Although there had never been much doubt in his mind about a career in medicine, he flirted with the theater during the summer of 1928. However, he has never regretted his choice of medicine.

There was some doubt about accepting him into Harvard Medical School, when it was neces- sary for him to present for an interview with the Dean of Admissions on the same afternoon that he was to usher at a formal wedding. Needless to say, a rented cut-away was hardly suitable attire for such an interview; the Dean thought he was a

“playboy” who had little to offer the profession.

He was, however, accepted by the medical school and on graduation in 1933, he felt that he had been in Boston for long enough, and therefore applied for an internship in New York. He began his career as a resident in pathology at the Willard Parker Hospital in New York City.

The year 1934 brought the beginning of his long association with Boston’s Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, where he received his post- graduate education in surgery and remained as a member of the staff until his retirement in 1974.

His only time away from Brigham Hospital was in 1938, when he was resident surgeon at the

Doctor’s Hospital in New York City, and from 1942–1945, during World War II.

In 1938, he married Ruth Elizabeth Pearson.

They have three children: Jane Alexander Sherin of New York; Thomas B. Quigley, Jr. of Califor- nia; and Pamela Delaney of Ireland.

During World War II, he served in England for 3

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years: for 2

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years, he was chief of the ortho- pedic service at the Fifth General Hospital; and during the last year, he served as chief of surgery at the 22nd General Hospital, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. This invaluable war experi- ence crystallized his interest in the surgery of injuries. Although trained as a general surgeon and accredited as such by the American Board of Surgery, interest, opportunity, and circumstances gradually led him into the field of musculoskele- tal trauma. From the onset of his practice, Dr.

Quigley was associated with the Department of Hygiene and Athletics at Harvard University, eventually becoming head of the department. He once stated that “the care of these young men occupied one-third of my time; and constituted both an absorbing hobby and a fascinating opportunity to study injuries under ideal circum- stances.” The other two-thirds of his time were devoted to the teaching of medical students, and to private practice and the ever-increasing admin- istrative demands of committees and professional societies. For more than 30 years he revived, mended, and befriended countless Harvard athletes, thus earning the nickname “doctor of football.”

Early in his professional career, he succumbed to an incurable “disease,” Cacoethes Scribendi, first described by Oliver Wendell Holmes and lit- erally meaning the “itch to write.” This “disease”

led to the production of more than 172 publica- tions during his career, mainly devoted to the surgery of trauma. His writings have always been clear and precise.

He has had relatively little time for hobbies, but has always enjoyed the sea life, particularly fishing and sailing near his summer home on Nantucket Island.

Dr. Quigley has had an academic appointment to all three medical schools in Boston: a clinical professor at Harvard, and a lecturer in orthopedic surgery at Tufts and Boston universities. He has also been a consultant to many of the major hos- pitals in Boston. Furthermore, he has served on the board of editors of Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research and of the American Journal of Surgery. In 1978, he was editor of the Year Book 285

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of Sports Medicine. He received an honorary membership in the American Orthopedic Associ- ation for Sports Medicine in 1976, and was cited as “Sportsman of the Year” in 1978. During the period from 1977 to 1978, he was president of the Harvard Medical Alumni Association.

Dr. Quigley has made numerous contributions to the art and practice of orthopedic surgery, but his approach to the management of the frozen shoulder and the development of a procedure to stabilize the knee utilizing the popliteal muscle deserve special attention.

An unusually competent and compassionate surgeon, Dr. Quigley has served as a role model for students and residents for more than four decades. He has been a superb teacher, perhaps in part owing to his acting talents, but also because of his knowledge and surgical abilities. He has always enjoyed the company of young people, especially athletes, students, and residents, and he has encouraged the scholarly activities of numer- ous surgical and orthopedic residents.

Whether on rounds or in the operating room, Dr. Quigley has evidenced the ability to recognize the problem at hand and react in a precise way. In the care of patients, the education of students and residents, and writing, Dr. Quigley has always demonstrated great style.

References

1. Quigley TB (1954) Checkrein shoulder: A type of

“frozen” shoulder. Diagnosis and treatment by manipulation and ACTH or cortisone. N Engl J Med 250:188

2. Southmayd W, Quigley TB (1978) The forgotten popliteus muscle: Its usefulness in correction of anteromedial rotatory instability of the knee. A pre- liminary report. Clin Orthop 130:218

Fred C. REYNOLDS

1908–1986

Fred was born in Texarkana, Texas. He enrolled in Washington University in 1926 and received a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1934. He became a surgical house officer at Barnes Hospital under the supervision of Dr. Evarts Graham. In 1937, he left St. Louis and began a preceptorship in ortho- pedic surgery with Dr. E. Bishop Mumford in Indianapolis, Indiana.

In 1942, Fred entered active duty with the United States Army and in 1943 was transferred to England. While he was assigned to the 192nd General Hospital in 1944, he met Lieutenant Phyllis Terry, a nurse who was assigned to the orthopedic service. They were married in Febru- ary of 1945. After Victory in Europe Day, he became chief of orthopedic surgery at Gardiner General Hospital in Chicago until his return to civilian life, after achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel in 1946.

He had planned to practice medicine in Texas, but after stopping in St. Louis to renew an old acquaintance with Dr. J. Albert Key, he stayed, joined Dr. Key in practice, and resumed his affil- iation with Washington University and the Barnes Hospital. He developed an interest in basic research and wrote articles on the banking of bone, experimental fracture healing, arthroplasty, and the spine. In 1961, Fred coauthored the seventh edition of Fractures, Dislocations and Sprains, the definitive textbook on fractures for that time.

After Dr. Key’s death, Fred was invited by Dr. Carl Moyer to join the full-time faculty at 286

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