▁Women ▁and ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁Hospital ▁before ▁starting ▁work ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 . ▁He ▁also ▁began ▁teaching ▁at ▁the ▁Columbia ▁University ▁College ▁of ▁Phys icians ▁and ▁Sur ge ons . ▁He ▁became ▁att ending ▁sur geon ▁at ▁the ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁Pres by ter ian ▁H osp it als ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁he ▁married ▁E ff ie ▁Le ight on ▁Brown ▁of ▁Ch ester , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁founder , ▁and ▁first ▁president , ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁C lin ical ▁S urg ery , ▁and ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁S urg ical ▁Association . ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁C lin ical ▁Congress ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁of ▁North ▁America , ▁and ▁became ▁surg ical ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁Text book ▁on ▁S urg ery ▁and ▁S urg ical ▁Di agn osis . ▁Hamilton ▁College ▁awarded ▁him ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁LL . D . ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁and ▁Columbia ▁University ▁awarded ▁him ▁Sc . D . ▁( hon ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 . ▁He ▁became ▁an ▁honor ary ▁fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁College ▁of ▁Sur ge ons ▁in ▁Ireland ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁he , ▁along ▁with ▁ 2 2 ▁other ▁do ctors ▁and ▁ 6 5 ▁n