""A Cyclopedia of American Medical Biography"" is a comprehensive volume that details the lives of notable physicians and surgeons who have contributed to the field of medicine in the United States. The book covers a period of four centuries, from 1610 to 1910, and includes biographical information on over 1,500 individuals. The author, Howard Atwood Kelly, was a prominent American gynecologist and obstetrician who was also a historian of medicine...