Frederick Brown Moorehead (October 14, 1875 – August 29, 1944) was an oral surgeon, and led a campaign for what is now theUniversity of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry to become part of theUniversity of Illinois.
Frederick Moorehead was born in 1875 inMineral Point, Wisconsin, son of James Walter Moorehead and Mary Jane Brown.[1] He graduated fromChicago College of Dental Surgery in 1899 and fromRush Medical College in 1905.[2]
During his administration as dean (1913–1924), the college pioneered the use of electrically driven equipment, and entrance requirements were toughened to allow more time for advanced science training instead of teaching basic skills.
As professor and head of the Department of Oral andPlastic Surgery from 1913-1944, Moorehead was senior author of the textbookPathology of the Mouth and many research articles, and made advances in reconstructive surgery. In the summer of 1921, Moorehead, along with Henry Sage Dunning of New York andTruman W. Brophy, met in Chicago to organize the 1st association in North America of specialists in what would come to be known as plastic surgery.[3] He also found time to serve on the staff of four other medical facilities, and maintain a private practice.
Moorehead died atPresbyterian Hospital in Chicago on August 29, 1944.[4]
| Preceded by George Washington Cook | Deans of the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry 1913-1924 | Succeeded by |