Ludlow Burke

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Title

Ludlow Burke

Description

"Gift to Jamaica: Dr. William Gaynor of Southampton Hospital, Long Island, New York is shown donating a Cryosurgical Unit to Dr. Ludlow Burke chief of the Cornwall Regional Hospital. The $1,000 unit is used for rapid freezing in prevention of cancer and cure of early cancer. Dr. Gaynor, who has been coming to Jamaica annually since 1952, has spent the last 10 weeks working at Cornwall Hospital instructing hospital staff in the use of the unit."

Subject

Medical instruments and apparatus; Cryosurgery; Physicians - Jamaica; Physicians - United States

Creator

Daily News

Date

24-Apr-1975

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News - Burke, Ludlow

Identifier

D0009401

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Daily News, “Ludlow Burke,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 26, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/8507.