J. Marion Sims

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James Marion Sims (January 25, 1813 – November 13, 1883) was an American medical doctor 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.

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