ROBERTS, John Bingham, American sur geon and author : b. Philadelphia, Pa., 29 Feb. 1852. He was graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1871, received the degree of A.M. in 1874, and that of M.D. at Jefferson Medical College in 1874. He was formerly attending physician • and lecturer on clinical medicine at Jefferson Medical College Hospital; was president of the Philadelphia County Medi cal Society, also of the Medical Society of the State of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Academy of Surgery, Philadelphia Polyclinic and College for Graduates in Medicine, American Academy of Medicine, and section on anatomy of the first pan-American Medical Congress; and for mer vice-president of the Pathological Society of Philadelphia and of the American Surgical Association. Dr. Roberts is treasurer of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia; Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science, the American Medical Asso ciation and membre original de la Societe internationale de chirurgie. He was for merly lecturer on anatomy and surgery in the Philadelphia School of lecturer on anatomy, University of Pennsylvania; professor of surgery in the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania; Muetter lecturer on pathology of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and surgeon to various hospitals in Phila delphia. He is professor of surgery in the
Philadelphia Polyclinic and College for Gradu ates in Medicine. Dr. Roberts has published
of Pericardium' (1880) 'Com pend of Anatomy> (1881); (Surgical Delusions and Follies) (1884) ; 'Treatise on Modern Sur
(1890) • (Modern Medicine and Homce °PAW (1295) ; (Fracture.of Radius' (1897) ;
of Human Brain' (1897) •, (Notes on Modern Treatment of Fractures' (1898) •