Crile, George Washington (1864-1943), an American surgeon, made important contributions to the development of surgery, especially in the areas of shock, hemorrhage, and blood transfusion. He also pioneered the use of blood-pressure measurement in surgery and developed a nerve-block system of anesthesia. His books include Diseases Peculiar to Civilized Man (1934); The Phenomena of Life (1936); and Intelligence, Power and Personality (1941).
Crile was born on Nov. 11, 1864, in Chili, Ohio. He became professor of surgery at Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve University) in 1900. He founded the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in 1921. He died on Jan. 7, 1943.
