title: William Shippen, Jr.: pioneer revolutionary war surgeon and father of American anatomy and midwifery.
authors.affiliation: Borgess Research Institute, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: Luis H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Toledo-Pereyra
mesh_terms: D000715:Anatomy; D013502:General Surgery; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D008880:Midwifery; D008887:Military Medicine; D014481:United States; D014857:Warfare