Henry Leon Feffer (January 15, 1918 – May 9, 2011[1]) of Bethesda, Maryland, was an American neurosurgeon. In the mid-1950s, he was one of the first medical doctors to systematically test whether low-back pain could be relieved with epidural injections of hydrocortisone. Today, physicians routinely give such injections before resorting to more invasive surgery. He was a Washington, D.C. spinal surgeon for more than four decades whose patients included Saddam Hussein.[1]
Henry Feffer | |
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| Born | Henry Leon Feffer January 15, 1918 New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 9, 2011 (aged 93) |
| Alma mater | Indiana University Indiana University School of Medicine |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Kaplan Feffer (m.?-1964) (her death) (3 children) Daisy Berkes Feffer (m.?-2001) (her death) (2 children) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, surgeon, spine, orthopedic surgeon, hydrocortisone, back pain, neurosurgeon |
| Institutions | George Washington University Medical School CARE The Gallinger Municipal Hospital in Washington, D.C. which later became, the now defunct, District of Columbia General Hospital United States Army Howard University College of Medicine National Zoo |
Early life and childhood
editFeffer was born on January 15, 1918, in New York City.
Education
editFeffer graduated from Indiana University, and from the Indiana University School of Medicine. His orthopedic surgery internship was in The Gallinger Municipal Hospital in Washington, D.C. which later became, the now defunct, District of Columbia General Hospital.[2]
Career
editFeffer was an emeritus professor at George Washington University Medical School.
Death
editFeffer died on May 9, 2011, of congestive heart failure at the age of 93.