Background
Costa, John Chalmers Da was born on November 15, 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George T. and Margaretta (Beasley) D.
Costa, John Chalmers Da was born on November 15, 1863 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of George T. and Margaretta (Beasley) D.
Preparatory education Friends’ Central School, Philadelphia. Graduate University of Pennsylvania, science department, 1882. Doctor of Medicine Jefferson Medical College, 1885.
Resident physical Philadelphia Hospital, 1885-1886. Assistant physical insane department Philadelphia Hospital, 1886-1887. Assistant demonstrator anatomy, Jefferson Medical College, 1887.
Assistant surgeon Jefferson llosp., 1887.
Demonstrator of surgery, Jefferson Medical College, 1891, clinical professor surgery, same, 1898, professor surgery, 1900. Samuel Doctorate. Gross professor of surgery, since 1901.
Surgeon to Philadelphia Hospital, since 1895, to Saint Joseph’s Hospital, since 1896. Commander United States Naval Reserve Force.
Fellow American Surgical Association, College Physicians of Philadelphia.
Married May R. Brick.