John Stough Bobbs
John Stough Bobbs | |
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| Indiana State Senator | |
| In office 1857–1859 | |
| Constituency | Marion County |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 28, 1809 Greenvillage, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Died | May 1, 1870 (aged 60) Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, United States |
| Resting place | Crown Hill National Cemetery, Indianapolis, Indiana, Section 7, Lot 53 39°49′17″N 86°10′32″W / 39.8213119°N 86.1754626°W |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | Jefferson Medical College |
| Occupation | Surgeon, physician, politician, educator |
| Known for | first successful cholecystotomy (1867), founder of Indiana Medical College (1869) |
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John Stough Bobbs (1809–1870) was an American surgeon, physician, politician, and educator. He was a medical pioneer, and in 1867 he performed the first successful cholecystotomy for the removal of gallstones. Bobbs was the founder of Indiana Medical College in 1869.