Thomas Bond (American physician)
Thomas Bond, MD | |
|---|---|
| Founder, Pennsylvania Hospital | |
| Founding Member, American Philosophical Society | |
| In office 1743–1784 | |
| Vice President, American Philosophical Society | |
| In office 1767–1768 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 2, 1713 |
| Died | March 26, 1784 (aged 70) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Spouses | Susannah Roberts
(m. 1735; died 1737)Sarah Weyman
(m. 1742; died 1784) |
| Children | Thomas Bond, Jr Richard Bond Venables Bond |
| Parent(s) | Richard Bond Elizabeth Benson Chew |
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Thomas Bond (May 2, 1713 – March 26, 1784) was an American physician and surgeon. In 1751 he co-founded the Pennsylvania Hospital, the first medical facility in the American colonies, with Benjamin Franklin, and also volunteered his services there as both physician and teacher.