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Esther Silveus

Esther Silveus (January 14, 1903 – April 27, 1980) was an American radiologist and medical researcher based at the Lahey Clinic in Boston from 1942 to 1967.

Esther Silveus
A smiling young white woman, wearing a dark dress with a lace collar detail
Esther Silveus, from the 1921 yearbook of Slippery Rock State Normal School
BornJanuary 14, 1903
Swissvale, Pennsylvania
DiedApril 27, 1980 (aged 77)
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Other namesEsther Carlson
Occupation(s)Physician, radiologist, medical researcher
SpouseElmer Carlson

Early life and education

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Silveus was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, the daughter of John G. Silveus and Ura Malnor Williams Silveus. She completed teacher training at Slippery Rock State Normal School in 1921,[1][2] and graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1926,[3] and earned her medical degree at the University of Pittsburgh in 1932.[4] She was president of the Pittsburgh chapter of Zeta Phi, a medical sorority.[5]

Career

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Silveus had a medical practice in Mercer, Pennsylvania after medical school.[6] From 1939 to 1941, she served a residency in radiology at the Western Pennsylvania Hospital. She was chief of the x-ray department at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, Pennsylvania in 1941 and 1942, when male specialists were called away to serve in World War II.[4][7]

In 1942 Silveus joined the Lahey Clinic in Boston,[8] and continued there as a radiologist until her retirement in 1967. She had staff privileges at several Boston hospitals, and was president and secretary of the Boston chapter of the American Medical Women's Association.[9] She was a member of the American College of Radiology and the Radiological Society of North America.[4] In 1973, she was honored as an Outstanding Alumna of Slippery Rock State College.[10]

Publications

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Silveus published her medical research in academic journals including Radiology,[11] Surgical Clinics of North America,[12] JAMA Internal Medicine,[13] and The Journal of Clinical Investigation.[14]

  • "The protein content of the cerebrospinal fluid in myxedema" (1928, with Willard Owen Thompson, Phebe K. Thompson, and Mary Elizabeth Dailey)[14]
  • "The Cerebrospinal Fluid in Myxedema" (1929, with Willard Owen Thompson, Phebe K. Thompson, and Mary Elizabeth Dailey)[13]
  • "Benign mediastinal tumors; a report of six cases with analysis of diagnostic criteria and advocation of surgical removal" (1947, with Ralph Adams)[15]
  • "Esophageal and Gastric Varices, with Report of a Case" (1948, with Hugh F. Hare and F. A. Ruoff)[16]
  • "Roentgenologic Diagnosis of Pituitary Tumors" (1949, with Hugh F. Hare and Magnus I. Smedal)[11]
  • "Hysterosalpingography and Tubal Insufflation" (1956)[12]
  • "Late changes in spleen and liver due to thorotrast and their significance" (1958)[17]

Personal life

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Esther Silveus married Elmer S. Carlson in 1948. They restored a farm in Groton, Massachusetts, and gave much of the farm's produce to her colleagues at the Lahey Clinic.[18] She died at a hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1980, aged 77 years.[19]

References

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  1. ^ Slippery Rock State Teachers College (1918). The slippery rocket. Allen County Public Library. [Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania] : Slippery Rock State Normal School.
  2. ^ "Slippery Rock Normal School to Graduate 97". The Pittsburgh Press. 1921-06-05. p. 73. Retrieved 2022-03-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Bryn Mawr College, Class of 1926 (1926 yearbook): 108. via Internet Archive
  4. ^ a b c "A Herculean Job". Journal of the American Medical Women's Association. 17:4: 340. April 1962 – via Internet Archive.
  5. ^ "Women May Rule Medical Field, Says Zeta Phi Head". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1932-06-11. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-03-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bradford Meeting of Interest Here". Warren Times Mirror. 1938-11-09. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-03-03 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Dr. Silveus Becomes Hospital X-Ray Chief". The Daily News. 1941-06-03. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-03-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dr. Seabold in Charge of X-Ray Department". The Daily News. 1942-06-01. p. 4. Retrieved 2022-03-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Medical Women's Group to Meet". The Boston Globe. 1962-01-29. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-03-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "College Alumni Cited". New Castle News. 1973-05-10. p. 28. Retrieved 2022-03-04 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ a b Hare, Hugh F.; Silveus, Esther; Smedal, Magnus I. (1949-02-01). "Roentgenologic Diagnosis of Pituitary Tumors". Radiology. 52 (2): 193–198. doi:10.1148/52.2.193. ISSN 0033-8419. PMID 18110229.
  12. ^ a b Silveus, Esther (1956-06-01). "Hysterosalpingography and Tubal Insufflation". Surgical Clinics of North America. Symposium on Surgical Technique. 36 (3): 773–777. doi:10.1016/S0039-6109(16)34902-7. ISSN 0039-6109. PMID 13324665.
  13. ^ a b Thompson, Willard Owen (1929-09-01). "The Cerebrospinal Fluid in Myxedema". Archives of Internal Medicine. 44 (3): 368. doi:10.1001/archinte.1929.00140030067007. ISSN 0003-9926.
  14. ^ a b Thompson, Willard Owen, Phebe K. Thompson, Esther Silveus, and Mary Elizabeth Dailey. "The protein content of the cerebrospinal fluid in myxedema." The Journal of Clinical Investigation 6, no. 2 (1928): 251-255.
  15. ^ Silveus, Esther; Adams, Ralph (June 1947). "Benign Mediastinal Tumors: A Report of Six Cases with Analysis of Diagnostic Criteria and Advocation of Surgical Removal". Surgical Clinics of North America. 27 (3): 596–604. doi:10.1016/S0039-6109(16)32140-5. PMID 20242247.
  16. ^ Hare, Hugh F.; Silveus, Esther; Ruoff, F. A. (1948-06-01). "Esophageal and Gastric Varices, with Report of a Case". Surgical Clinics of North America. Symposium on Diseases of the Spleen, Biliary Tract, Liver and Pancreas. 28 (3): 729–732. doi:10.1016/S0039-6109(16)32448-3. ISSN 0039-6109. PMID 18861532.
  17. ^ Silveus, Esther (June 1958). "Late Changes in Spleen and Liver Due to Thorotrast and Their Significance". Surgical Clinics of North America. 38 (3): 771–774. doi:10.1016/S0039-6109(16)35496-2. PMID 13556576.
  18. ^ Flowers, Carl (2012-12-21). "Groton's Anonymous Mistress". Nashoba Valley Voice. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  19. ^ "Dr. Esther Carlson, 77; Was Radiologist at Lahey Clinic". The Boston Globe. 1980-04-29. p. 50. Retrieved 2022-03-04 – via Newspapers.com.
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