was awarded to him in April 1968 for his contri- butions to orthopedic surgery. His achievements were not unnoticed by his Vermont alma mater, which awarded him an honorary degree (DSc) in 1963.
Because of his many publications, it was only natural that Dr. Bosworth be appointed to the edi- torial board of The Journal of Bone and Joint
Surgery, and he served for a time as assistant tothe editor. He was also appointed to the Board of Trustees of the Journal and served as treasurer for his entire term as trustee. He was Visiting Pro- fessor and Consultant to the Department of Ortho- pedic Surgery at the University of Vermont from 1942 until his death. He worked as Professor in Orthopedics at New York Polyclinic Medical School, at Flower Fifth Avenue Medical School, and as a lecturer in orthopedic surgery at Bellevue Medical College and the University of Vermont.
His staff appointments included: Assistant Surgeon, Attending Surgeon, and Director of Orthopedic Surgery at St. Luke’s Hospital, New York Polyclinic Hospital, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Seaview Hospital, the House of St. Giles the Cripple, and Richmond Borough Hospital, all of New York City. He was also consultant to 22 hospitals in New York and surrounding areas.
Dr. Bosworth’s many community service efforts included working as consultant surgeon of the New York City Police Department, beginning in 1945, and as impartial specialist to the New York State Supreme Court, Department of Labor, and the United States Department of Labor. He also served as an examiner for the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery from 1940 to 1966.
Typical of Dr. Bosworth, in order to cover more ground faster, he early obtained his own airplane and became an accomplished pilot, a practice that he discontinued only shortly before his death. In his earlier years, he would work all week in New York City, then fly to Vermont to teach and operate over the weekend, and return home to begin again early Monday morning. Residents and coworkers learned that his work schedule stopped only for sleep. Evenings and Sundays, after hospital rounds, were reserved for photog- raphy (he did his own) or writing. Always loath to waste any time when travelling between the many hospitals, he used to read journals or correct papers while in transit. Dr. Bosworth’s hobbies included boating, flying, and photography. His skill with his Leica cameras was such that he did his own photography for all of his publications.
Perhaps best known for his work in the surgi- cal treatment of bone and joint tuberculosis, Dr.
Bosworth also contributed greatly to the knowl- edge of surgery of the hip and spine, and to vir- tually every subject in orthopedics.
With his wife, Dorothy, Dr. Bosworth always made his home a welcome place for his many res- idents away from home. He held annual New Year’s Eve parties attended by his residents and many a Sunday night was spent in his basement, in a cloud of cigar smoke, with his staff, ironing out the problems of prospective publications.
Many associates have enjoyed summer vacations on his beloved island in Lake Champlain. He was a man of many talents. Many of his residents can recall him quoting from memory during long operations in the late afternoon—lengthy passages from Hamlet or “Elegy in a Country Churchyard.”
In March 1974, Dr. Bosworth left New York City to return to his birthplace, Vermont, where he was in active practice almost until his 82nd birthday.
Dr. David Marsh Bosworth died in Vermont on July 11, 1979, at the age of 82. His 94 original orthopedic publications alone (from 1930 to 1967) could fill a volume or two, and indicate the productivity of this man.
David Marsh Bosworth was affectionately known as “Uncle David” by all his ex-residents, although he was seldom called anything but Dr.
Bosworth in his presence. His great surgical wisdom and experience have passed from him to all the corners of the world. When, as it must sometime happen to all of us, we encounter a dif- ficult, unpredictable surgical situation, it seems the most natural thing in the world to ask, “What would Uncle David do here?”
Harold Hamlyn BOUCHER
1899–
Harold “Hammy” Boucher was born in Boucherville, Ontario, in 1899. He attended McGill University and the McGill Medical School, graduating in 1926. He was a resident at the University of Iowa where he was a student of Arthur Steindler, and where he received a Masters Degree in orthopedics. His orthopedic career was spent in Vancouver with the exception of several
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years during World War II when he served as an orthopedic surgeon in the Canadian Armed Forces. He was a member of the faculty of the University of British Columbia. Boucher was a member and past president of the Canadian Orthopedic Association, the International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, and the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons.
Boucher had a great interest in sports, espe- cially football. He coached Canadian football for several years and wrote several books for the use of trainers and coaches. He was an avid hunter who enjoyed training his own hunting dogs.
Boucher had a special interest in spinal surgery and was a pioneer in the use of internal fixation as a part of lumbosacral fusions.
—Medical degree—College of Medical Evange- lists, Los Angeles, California, 1932; Alumnus of the Year, 1954
—Internship—Los Angeles County Hospital, 1932
—Surgical residency—Kern County Hospital, Bakersfield, California, 1932–1934; surgical staff, Battle Creek Sanatorium, summer 1934
—Orthopedic residency—Campbell Clinic, Memphis, Tennessee, 1934–1936
—Orthopedic practice—White Memorial Hospi- tal, Los Angeles, California, 1936–1937;
Campbell Clinic staff, 1938–1974, Chief of Staff, 1962–1970
—Academic appointments—Orthopedic Depart- ment, University of Tennessee School of Medicine, 1940–1977; Professor and Head of Department, 1958–1971
—American Board of Orthopedic Surgery—cer- tified, 1938; Member of the Board, 1964; Vice President, 1968; Residency Review Commit- tee, 1964–1967; Chairman, 1964
—The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons—membership, 1941; Secretary, 1947–1952; President, 1953
—Other orthopedic organizations—the American Orthopedic Association, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Orthopedic Research Society, Western Orthopedic Society, Inter- national Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology; honorary member, British Orthopedic Association, South African Ortho- pedic Association, Latin American Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology, and ortho- pedic societies in Chile, Bolivia and Venezuela
—American College of Surgeons—President, Tennessee Chapter, 1965
—The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery—
Trustee, 1966–1972; Treasurer, 1968–1972
—Medical societies—President of Memphis and Shelby County Medical Society, 1957; Ten- nessee Physician of the Year, 1973
—Research—member of the Surgical Study Section, National Institutes of Health, 1957–1961; Orthopedic Research and Educa- tion Foundation, Trustee, 1964, President, 1966; Campbell Foundation, President, 1970–1974
—Military—orthopedic consultant to the army in Japan and Korea, 1951
—Extraordinary honor—the National Order of the Southern Cross, Brazil, 1953
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