‘America’s First Brain Surgeon’ Served During Civil War and World War I

By militarymedical on May 23, 2022Comments Off on ‘America’s First Brain Surgeon’ Served During Civil War and World War I

Dr. William Williams Keen Jr was a medical surgeon during the Civil War who afterwards advocated and researched medical advances so the horrors of Civil War-era medicine would not occur again. He also served in the Army during World War I.