Emma Willits
1869 births | 1965 deaths | american physicians | american surgeons | people from california | people from san francisco
Dr. Emma K. Willits, M.D. (20 September 1869-9 April 1965) was a pioneering woman surgeon who played an important role in the development of Children's Hospital in San Francisco, serving as the head of the Department of General Surgery from 1921 to 1934. She is believed to be the third woman to specialize in surgery in the United States.
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- Edwards, Muriel, M.D., "Emma K. Willits," Journal of the American Medical Women's Association, 5/1 (January 1950): 42-43.
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