death_date death_place years_active birth_place nationality name work_institutions birth_date known_for image article_title birth_name occupation death_cause
16 july 1975 rapid city , michigan 1920s-1970s anaconda , montana american lester dragstedt university of chicago , university of florida october 2 , 1893 first surgeon to successfully separate conjoined twins lester dragstedt.jpeg lester dragstedt
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lester dragstedt

lester reynold dragstedt -lrb- 2 october 1893 -- 16 july 1975 -rrb- was an american surgeon who was the first to successfully separate conjoined twins .
he was considered nationally known , and a leading authority on ulcers and gastroneuro surgery .
