Col. Charles Mayo in the Army Medic Corps

Charles Horace Mayo (July 19, 1865 – May 26, 1939) was an American medical practitioner and a co-founder of the Mayo Clinic. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... is the 200th day of the year (201st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... is the 146th day of the year (147th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... medicines, see medication and pharmacology. ... Main campus in downtown Rochester, Minnesota. ...

Mayo graduated from the medical school of Northwestern University (now called the Feinberg School of Medicine) in 1888 and joined his father, William Worrall Mayo, and older brother, William James Mayo, in their medical practice in Rochester, Minnesota. In 1889, the Mayos opened the first general hospital in southeastern Minnesota and pioneered the principle of "group practice". The Mayo Clinic came to be regarded as one of the foremost medical treatment and research institutions in the world. Within Mayo's lifetime it registered one million patients. Northwestern University is a private, coeducational, non-sectarian research university located in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois. ... The Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine is located in Chicago, Illinois, at 330 East Chicago Avenue. ... Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Dr. W. W. Mayo William Worrall Mayo (May 31, 1819 – March 6, 1911) was an English medical doctor and chemist, best known for founding the Mayo Clinic in the late 19th century with his sons William James Mayo and Charles Horace Mayo in Rochester, Minnesota in the United States. ... Doctors Mayo stamp William James Mayo (June 29, 1861 – July 28, 1939) was a physician in the United States and a co-founder of the Mayo Clinic. ... Coordinates: Country United States State Minnesota County Olmsted Founded 1854 Mayor Ardell Brede Area    - City 103. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...

As far as he could within a general practice, Mayo specialized in surgery of the thyroid and nervous system. He was also responsible for the clinic's ophthalmic patients until 1908. In the face of his father's resistance, he and his brother insisted on sterile conditions in the operating room. He was also an early adopter of X-rays as a diagnostic tool. The Human Nervous System The nervous system of a human coordinates the activity of the muscles, monitors the organs, constructs and also stops input from the senses, and initiates actions. ... Ophthalmology is the branch of medicine which deals with the diseases of the eye and their treatment. ... 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... In the NATO phonetic alphabet, X-ray represents the letter X. An X-ray picture (radiograph) taken by Röntgen An X-ray is a form of electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength approximately in the range of 5 pm to 10 nanometers (corresponding to frequencies in the range 30 PHz...

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Mayo retired in 1928 and died in 1939 in Chicago, Illinois. He is buried near his parents and brother at Oakwood Cemetery in Rochester. His son Charles William Mayo continued his work at Mayo Clinic. United States Postal Service 1964 postage stamp depicting Charles Horace Mayo and William James Mayo Stamp was created prior to 1978 and is therefore public domain File links The following pages link to this file: Charles Horace Mayo User:Jonathunder/sandbox William James Mayo Categories: Public domain images ... United States Postal Service 1964 postage stamp depicting Charles Horace Mayo and William James Mayo Stamp was created prior to 1978 and is therefore public domain File links The following pages link to this file: Charles Horace Mayo User:Jonathunder/sandbox William James Mayo Categories: Public domain images ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The United States Postal Service printed a stamp depicting him and his brother on September 11, 1964. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States government (see 39 U.S.C. Â§ 201) responsible for providing postal service in the U.S. Within the United States, it is colloquially referred to simply as the post office. ... A selection of Hong Kong postage stamps A postage stamp is evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

References

• Clapesattle, Helen. The Doctors Mayo, University of Minnesota Press (1975). ISBN 0-8166-0465-7

External links

• Mayo Clinic History