Dr William Edwards LADD, I
- Born: 8 Sep 1880, Milton, Norfolk Co, MA
- Marriage: Helen Katherine BARTON on 18 Aug 1910 in Worcester, Worcester Co, MA
- Died: 19 Apr 1967 at age 86
 General Notes:
Notes from 1913 Harvard University Alumni Directory: Ladd, William Edward, Medicine (not Dental Med.), 42 Gloucester St., Boston MA.
Dr at Boston Children's Hospital.
1920: Dr. William Ladd devises procedures for correcting various congenital defects such as intestinal malformations.
Dr. William Ladd is considered by most to be the father of pediatric surgery and had the first survivor in the world who was born with esophageal atresia and tracheoesophageal fistula.
The First survivor of Esophageal with Distal Tracheoesophageal fistula is a baby girl and patient of Dr. William Ladd ( Father of Pediatric Surgery) in Boston in 1939. Dr. Ladd's patient had a distal fistula and he used a staged approach to the operation. This staged approach means that one part of the operation is disconnecting the fistula from the lower part of the trachea and then feeding the baby by the gastrostomy tube and now letting the baby grow and gain strength for the next part of the operation.
William married Helen Katherine BARTON on 18 Aug 1910 in Worcester, Worcester Co, MA. (Helen Katherine BARTON was born on 27 Apr 1880 in Worcester, Worcester Co, MA and died on 27 Dec 1969.)
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