Birth: 1802 ca.
Death: 1833
Occupation: doctor

Associated Counties

• Baltimore City

Additional Information

• Dates: 1823/10
  Notes: “Dr. Davidge ties the carotid for fungous growth in the Antrum (Pattison’s Surg. Anat., p. 481). Dr. R.W. Hall does the same operation. Dr. Wm. D. McGill ties both carotids in same subject, at an interval of a month, for Fungous Tumor of the Eyes, with relief to patient. The first operation of the kind in America. (See Trans. Medical and Chirurgical Faculty, 1835, p. 5; also American Journal Medical Science, 1847, July, p. 37, and N.Y. Medical and Physical Journal, vol. iv. p. 576). Dr. Davidge removes the entire Parotid (Cooper’s Surg. Dict., in verbo).”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 32
• Dates: 1825/12/27
  Notes: “Dr. Wm. D. McGill operated successfully for stone (Hagerstown Torchlight).
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 33
• Dates: 1833
  Notes: “Dr. Wm. D. McGill ob. at Hagerstown, aet. 31.”
  Source: Quinan, John Russell, Medical Annals of Baltimore from 1608 to 1880, including Events, Men and Literature to which is added a Subject Index and Record of Public Services Baltimore: Press of Isaac Friedenwald: 35