Graham, Evarts Ambrose (1883-1957)

US surgeon. An expert thoracic surgeon, he was the first to successfully remove a lung in fighting cancer (1933) and he developed the technique of cholecystography. Insisting on high standards in the medical profession and with no tolerance for mediocrity, he took a stand in private practice against unethical medical practices such as fee splitting. He was instrumental in founding the American Board of Surgeons (1937) and he was active as a medical editor and writer. Graham was born in Chicago, Illinois. He gained his MD from Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1907. He served as the long-term chairman of the department of surgery at Washington University, St Louis (1919-51).