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    J. Marion Sims

    American physician and gynecologist ()

    J. Marion Sims

    J. Marion Sims, engraving after photograph, ca.

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    Born

    James Marion Sims


    January 25, &#;()

    Lancaster County, South Carolina, U.S.

    DiedNovember 13, &#;() (aged&#;70)

    New York City, U.S.

    Resting placeGreen-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
    EducationSouth Carolina College
    Medical College of Charleston
    Alma&#;materJefferson Medical College
    OccupationSurgeon
    Known&#;forvesicovaginal surgery
    SpouseTheresa Jones
    Children9
    Relatives

    James Marion Sims (January 25, &#;&#; November 13, ) was an American physician in the field of surgery.

    His most famous work was the development of a surgical technique for the repair of vesicovaginal fistula, a severe complication of obstructed childbirth.[3] He is also remembered for inventing the Sims speculum, Sims sigmoid catheter, and the Sims position.

    Against significant opposition, he establ