Charles E. Locke Jr. (1895-1929): the founder of neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic

The Cleveland Clinic was established in 1921 under the direction of 4 experienced and iconic physicians: George Crile, Frank Bunts, William Lower, and John Phillips. The Clinic initially employed a staff of only 6 surgeons, 4 internists, 1 radiologist, and 1 biophysicist, but Crile was quick to real...

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Published inJournal of neurosurgery Vol. 131; no. 6; p. 1954
Main Authors Soni, Pranay, Habboub, Ghaith, Kshettry, Varun R, Schlenk, Richard, Lautzenheiser, Frederick, Benzel, Edward C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.2019
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Howard Naffziger
Cleveland Clinic
UCSF = University of California, San Francisco
history
Charles Locke
neurosurgery
George Crile
Harvey Cushing
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Summary:The Cleveland Clinic was established in 1921 under the direction of 4 experienced and iconic physicians: George Crile, Frank Bunts, William Lower, and John Phillips. The Clinic initially employed a staff of only 6 surgeons, 4 internists, 1 radiologist, and 1 biophysicist, but Crile was quick to realize the need for broadening its scope of practice. He asked his close friend, Harvey Cushing, for assistance in finding a suitable candidate to establish a department of neurosurgery at the Cleveland Clinic. With his full endorsement, Cushing recommended Dr. Charles Edward Locke Jr., a former student and burgeoning star in the field of neurosurgery. Unfortunately, Locke's life and career both ended prematurely in the Cleveland Clinic fire of 1929, but not before he would leave a lasting legacy, both at the Cleveland Clinic and in the field of neurosurgery.
ISSN:1933-0693
DOI:10.3171/2018.9.JNS172593