Leslie Rush

Leslie Rush (1905 – 1987)[1] was an American surgeon who helped revolutionize the treatment of bone fractures.

Leslie Rush
Leslie Vaughn Rush as a student at Tulane University, 1926
Born
Leslie Vaughn Rush

(1905-02-16)February 16, 1905
Meridian, Mississippi
DiedFebruary 1987 (age 81 or 82)
Burial placeMagnolia Cemetery
Meridian, Mississippi
Alma materTulane University School of Medicine
OccupationSurgeon
EmployerRush's Infirmary (later Rush Foundation Hospital)
Known forDevelopment of bone pinning technique
Spouse(s)Katherine Brooks
Children2
Parents
RelativesAl and Fred Key (second cousins)
Benjamin T. Rush (grand uncle)

Biography

Leslie Vaughn Rush was born in Meridian, Mississippi on February 16, 1905,[1] the third and youngest child of Dr. Jesse Hackley Rush and his wife, the former Mary Hunnicutt.[2][3]

On February 15, 1915, the day before his tenth birthday, Leslie's father founded Rush's Infirmary, the first private hospital in Meridian. Leslie would eventually follow his father, his uncle James Calvin Rush and older brother H. Lowry Rush into the medical profession.[1][4]

Rush attended the Tulane University College of Medicine. At Tulane he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Phi Chi fraternities.[5] He joined the staff of his father's hospital in 1927.[4]

In 1936, Leslie made medical history when he performed the first known bone pinning in the United States. This revolutionary treatment of bone fractures led to the development of the "Rush pin," which is still use today.[4]

In 1944, Dr. Rush along with Catherine Hovious, and Dr. H.M. Ivey, superintendent of Meridian Public Schools, joined forces with Meridian Junior College and initiated the first junior college and hospital nursing program in the state of Mississippi.[4]

He died in February 1987.[1]

References
  1. "Social Security Death Index [database on-line]". United States: The Generations Network. 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  2. "Thirteenth Census of the United States (1910) [database on-line], Meridian (1st Ward), Lauderdale County, Mississippi, Enumeration District: 40, Page: 15B, Lines: 70-74, household of Jesse H. Rush". United States: The Generations Network. 1910-04-22. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  3. "New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945 [database on-line]". United States: The Generations Network. 1930. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  4. "Our History". Meridian, Mississippi: Rush Health Systems. Archived from the original on May 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  5. "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990, Tulane University [database on-line]". United States: The Generations Network. 1926. Retrieved 2018-06-22.


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