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'''Lewis Albert Sayre''' ({{LifeData|1820-02-29|1900-09-21}}) was a leading American physician and orthopedic surgeon of the 19th century. Sayre was a principal founder of the [https://archives.med.nyu.edu/collections/bellevue-hospital-medical-college-guide-records Bellevue Hospital Medical College] and of the [https://www.ama-assn.org/ American Medical Association], of which he was elected vice-president in 1866, and president in 1880. | '''Lewis Albert Sayre''' ({{LifeData|birth=1820-02-29|death=1900-09-21|deathplace=New York City}}) was a leading American physician and orthopedic surgeon of the 19th century. Sayre was a principal founder of the [https://archives.med.nyu.edu/collections/bellevue-hospital-medical-college-guide-records Bellevue Hospital Medical College] and of the [https://www.ama-assn.org/ American Medical Association], of which he was elected vice-president in 1866, and president in 1880. | ||
Sayre is famous for having performed the first [[circumcision]] of a boy for medical treatment in the United States. | Sayre is famous for having performed the first [[circumcision]] of a boy for medical treatment in the United States. | ||