page_title: William Osler Abbott
hierarchical_section_title: William Osler Abbott
caption_attribution_description: English: American physician, gastroenterologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
context_page_description: William Osler Abbott was a United States physician, son of Dr. Alexander C. Abbott and Georgina Osler. His most notable contribution to the field of medicine was his part in the development of the Miller-Abbott tube, used in decompression and stenting of the small intestine, alongside Thomas Grier Miller, and also for devising the Abbot Rawson tube. Abbot received his MD in 1928 from the University of Pennsylvania. He died of myelogenous leukemia in Waquoit, Massachusetts on September 10, 1943.
context_section_description: William Osler Abbott (1902 – 1943) was a United States physician, son of Dr. Alexander C. Abbott and Georgina Osler.  His most notable contribution to the field of medicine was his part in the development of the Miller-Abbott tube, used in decompression and stenting of the small intestine, alongside Thomas Grier Miller, and also for devising the Abbot Rawson tube.  Abbot received his MD in 1928 from the University of Pennsylvania.  He died of myelogenous leukemia in Waquoit, Massachusetts on September 10, 1943.
caption: American physician, gastroenterologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania
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