Introduction

Each year the Program Committee of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology bestows three Charles Ferguson Clinical Science Awards. Who was Dr. Charles Ferguson, and why do these prestigious awards carry his name?

Methods

Historical review.

Results

Dr. Charles Ferguson officially joined the Boston Children's Hospital surgical staff in 1940. He was hired by the surgeon-in-chief William Ladd to devote his otolaryngology practice solely to children. His career at Boston Children's Hospital spanned 38 years. Disorders of the larynx, trachea and bronchi were his principal professional focus. He was the guest editor of a 1962 Pediatric Clinics of North America Symposium on Ear, Nose and Throat Problems, and subsequently edited the first Pediatric Otolaryngology textbook in 1972. His pioneering work in pediatric airway endoscopy and the development of techniques to diagnose congenital airway malformations led to his receipt of the Chevalier Jackson Award from the American Bronchoesophagological Association in 1974, and the James Newcomb Award from the American Laryngological Society in 1979. Together with contemporaries Seymour Cohen in Los Angeles and Blair Fearon in Toronto, he set the foundation for the creation of the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology in 1984, six years following his retirement.

Conclusion

Recognizing his contributions as truly the “father of pediatric otolaryngology”, the Society granted Dr. Ferguson honorary membership in 1987, and established the Charles Ferguson Clinical Science Awards to sustain his legacy.

中文翻译：

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Charles F. Ferguson, MD：美国第一位全职小儿耳鼻喉科医生

介绍

每年，美国儿科耳鼻喉科协会项目委员会都会授予三项查尔斯·弗格森临床科学奖。查尔斯·弗格森博士是谁，为什么这些享有盛誉的奖项以他的名字命名？

方法

历史回顾。

结果

查尔斯·弗格森博士于 1940 年正式加入波士顿儿童医院的外科工作人员。他受外科医生威廉·拉德（William Ladd）的聘用，专门从事儿童耳鼻喉科实践。他在波士顿儿童医院的职业生涯跨越了 38 年。喉部、气管和支气管疾病是他的主要专业重点。他是 1962 年北美儿科诊所耳鼻喉问题研讨会的客座编辑，随后于 1972 年编辑了第一本儿科耳鼻喉科教科书。他在儿科气道内窥镜检查和诊断先天性气道畸形技术的发展方面的开创性工作1974 年，他获得了美国支气管食管协会颁发的 Chevalier Jackson 奖，1979 年获得了美国喉科学会颁发的 James Newcomb 奖。

结论

认识到他作为真正“儿科耳鼻喉科之父”的贡献，该学会于 1987 年授予弗格森博士荣誉会员资格，并设立了查尔斯弗格森临床科学奖以维持他的遗产。