Ralph Pomeroy 4245620 188181061 2008-01-31T17:08:09Z AndrewHowse 1208138 otherpersons {{otherpersons|Ralph Pomeroy}} '''Ralph Hayward Pomeroy''' (born [[January 12]], [[1867]] in [[New York City]]; died [[August 22]], [[1925]]) was an American [[gynecologist]] who became famous after his death for a female [[Sterilization (surgical procedure)|sterilization]] procedure that he had developed and now carries his name as the “Pomeroy” tubal ligation. Pomeroy went to [[Wesleyan University]], [[Middletown, Connecticut]] and graduated form the [[Long Island College Hospital]] in [[Brooklyn]]. He became an associate professor at the same institution in 1912, and was one of the founders of the [[Williamsburg Hospital]], Brooklyn. He was elected as the President of the [[Kings County Medical Society]] in 1916. Pomeroy developed his technique of tubal ligation but never reported or published it. His associates, Bishop and Nelms, presented the procedure and results four years after his death at a medical meeting in 1929 and had it in print the following year. Its simplicity and effectiveness made the Pomeroy procedure a common choice for female sterilization that is still being used today. The “Pomeroy” procedure is performed on each fallopian tube where a knuckle is created, tied with [[catgut]], and the tube at the apex of the knuckle is severed. ==References== * Bishop E, Nelms WF. A simple method of tubal sterilization. NY State J Med 1930; 30:214-6. * Speert H. Obstetric and Gynecologic Milestones. Macmillan Co, New York, 1958. [[Category:1867 births|Pomeroy, Ralph]] [[Category:1925 deaths|Pomeroy, Ralph]] [[Category:Gynecologists|Pomeroy, Ralph]]