(February 20, 1858–January 12, 1943), was an American surgeon and premier gynecologist in the early 20th century. He founded Kensington Hospital for Women in Philadelpha; was Professor of Obstetrics at the University of Pennsylvania; and was Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Johns Hopkins University for over 20 years, 1889–1919. He established a sanatorium in Baltimore, Md., which was later named the Howard A. Kelly Hospital. Among his over 500 articles to medical journals, he wrote many authoritative medical books, among which was one entitled:
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