About
Founder of osteopathic medicine who believed that many ailments could be cured with proper physical adjustments.
Before Fame
An outbreak of spinal meningitis killed three of his children and pneumonia killed his second wife, which inspired him to find better medical treatments.
Trivia
He founded a school of osteopathy and later a devoted journal to the profession.
Family Life
He grew up in a log cabin on the frontier.
Associated With
Mason Andrews was another well-known Virginian physician.
