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Line 1: '''Frank Lahey''' MD (June 1, 1880, [[Haverhill, Massachusetts]] - June 17, 1953, Boston), was a physician who founded the [[Lahey Clinic]] in [[Boston, Massachusetts]] in 1923. Dr. Lahey was nationally known in the U.S. medical profession, not only as a world-renowned surgeon, but also as a teacher of medicine, and a medical administrator.<ref>[http://www.lahey.org Lahey Clinic website]</ref><ref>[http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF02604327 Marvin Corman MD and Cornelius Sedgwick MD, "Reminiscences of Dr. Lahey", Abstract at Springer Inc.]</ref> ==~~Founding~~Education, career, and founding of Lahey Clinic== "Usually referred to as the outstanding general surgeon in the world today, at times of crisis he was never known to lose either his head or his nerve," stated the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' in 1953. "First and foremost he never allowed himself or his assistants to forget they had a human life in their hands. Surely but for him, thousands would not be alive today." Line 20: In 1946, Lahey was awarded the [[Henry Jacob Bigelow]] Medal of the Boston Surgical Society in recognition of his surgical achievements. The life of Frank Lahey ~~is best~~was summed up byin a speech ~~that~~ now ~~resides~~ in the [[United States Congressional Record]]. When the House of Representatives met shortly after his death on June 27, 1953, a memorial speech was delivered in his honor and concludes: "The medical profession has lost one of its greatest members. Massachusetts has lost a citizen who accepted with enthusiasm the broader responsibilities of his profession. The world has lost a man who was unequaled in his services to mankind." ==Consultation with President Franklin D. Roosevelt== In March 1944, Dr. Lahey was called to the [[White House]] to see President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. Lahey ultimatedly advised Roosevelt not to seek a fourth term, since Roosevelt was possibly suffering with serious illnesses, including cancer. Roosevelt died in April 1945, of what his attending physician said was a [[cerebral hemorrhage]]. Lahey's report on Roosevelt's illness was finally published many years after Lahey's death.<ref>[http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/articles/2011/05/29/why_lahey_clinic_founder_frank_lahey_concealed_his_report_on_fdr David Steinberg MD, "Dr. Lahey's Dilemma", ''Boston Globe'' (May 29, 2011)]</ref> ==References==