| description: | Dr. Alexander Hugh Ferguson, Born 1853 In Ontario. Moved To Winnipeg, Was A Student At Manitoba Medical College. Taught Latin, And Studied In 1877 Under John Harrison O'Donnell. He Graduated From Trinity Medical School, University Of Toronto, 1881 And Awarded The First Silver Medal.He Studied In New York, Glasgow, London And Berlin. He Moved To Winnipeg And Married. In 1882 He Was Registrar Of The College Of Physicians And Surgeons Of Manitoba And Was One Of Founders Of Manitoba Medical College. He Was Prof Of Physiology And Histology And In 1886 Became Surgeon- In- Chief At St. Boniface Hospital. In 1893 The Hospital Built A New Operating Theatre With An Amphitheatre Seating 120 Where He Conducted Operative Clinics. Since Many Icelandic In Manitoba Suffered From Hydatid Cysts, By 1892 Ferguson Operated On Them And Had The Most Knowledge In America. In 1894 He Moved To Chicago To Operated In Chicago Hospital Which He Later Owned. He Became In 1910 President Of The Western Surgical & Gynecological Society. He Was Renowned For Operative Technigues On Hernias. He Suffered From Diabetes And Carbuncles And He Died In 1911 |