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Crile, George Washington

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Crile, George Washington (1864–1943)

US surgeon. Interested in the phenomenon of ‘shock’ subsequent to blood loss, he popularized the use of the blood pressure cuff. He demonstrated the importance of measuring peripheral and venous pressures during surgery and developed safer surgical techniques.

He was born near Chili, Ohio. After taking his medical degree at the University of Wooster (Ohio) and studying in Europe, he taught at Wooster 1889–1900, and then was affiliated with the Western Reserve School of Medicine (Cleveland) 1900–24. He founded the Cleveland Clinic in 1921.



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