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Roswell Park
1852–1914
A pioneering American surgeon and cancer researcher, he is best remembered for founding the laboratory that grew into today’s Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo. His work helped shape early cancer research in the United States while also building a strong reputation in surgery and medical education.
3 Audiobooks
The Evil Eye, Thanatology, and Other Essays
by Roswell Park
An Epitome of the History of Medicine
by Roswell Park
The principles and practice of modern surgery
by Roswell Park
About the author
Born in Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1852, Roswell Park became one of the most prominent American physicians of his era. He studied medicine at Northwestern University, later settled in Buffalo, New York, and built a career as a surgeon, teacher, and medical leader.
Park is most closely associated with the creation of the Gratwick Research Laboratory in 1898, an institution devoted to the scientific study of cancer. That laboratory later developed into what is now Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, leaving his name permanently linked to one of the country’s landmark cancer institutions.
Beyond cancer research, he was known for his surgical skill, his writing, and his service in medical organizations. He taught surgery at the University of Buffalo, served at Buffalo General Hospital, and was widely respected as a leader in American medicine until his death in 1914.