Charles McBurney (surgeon)

Here he did his most famous work on appendicitis, presenting his report on operative management to the New York Surgical Society in 1889.

In addition to his work on appendicitis, McBurney also published papers on the treatment of pyloric stenosis,[5] management of shoulder dislocation with fracture of the humerus,[6] and gallstone disease.

[7] He also introduced the use of rubber gloves during his operations to improve aseptic technique, following the lead of William Halsted.

[8] After the U.S. President William McKinley was shot on September 6, 1901, Dr. McBurney led the medical team that oversaw his recovery after emergency surgery [9] and announced to the press on September 10 that the President's condition was improving and that he was out of danger.

[10] He was a keen hunter and fisherman, and died in 1913 on a hunting trip in Massachusetts.