title: James McHenry, M.D. of Fort McHenry in Baltimore Towne.
abstract: James McHenry, M.D., whose name is best known for the fort immortalized in the Star Spangled Banner, was one of the early members of Med Chi. In addition, he was secretary to George Washington; aide to Lafayette; member of the Maryland Senate, the General Assembly of Maryland, and the US Congress; and signer of the Constitution.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D001108:Architecture; D015142:Baltimore; D004219:District of Columbia; D013502:General Surgery; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D008887:Military Medicine; D011057:Politics; D014857:Warfare