Plath, Otto Ernest

Arrived in Phoenix in October, 1896. ArMA president: 1906. Dates: 1864-1919.
Kennedy, John W. Arizona Medical Association : the first hundred years, 1892-1991. Flagstaff, Ariz. : Heritage Publishers, 1993, page 143.
See History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673].
Quebbeman, Frances E. Medicine in territorial Arizona. Phoenix : Arizona Historical Foundation, 1966, page 364: “Earnest”
See also: Portrait and biographical record of Arizona. Commemorating the achievements of citizens who have contributed to the progress of Arizona and the development of its resources. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1901, pages 415-416: Otto E. Plath, M.D.

J Am Med Assoc, Jul 1901; XXXVII: 44: Arizona Medical Association.—The most successful meeting ever held by this body was convened in Phoenix on May 22. A large part of the time was used in reading and discussing papers upon the climatology of Arizona, with special reference to tuberculosis, and diseases of the kidneys and bladder. Seventy-six per cent, of the regular practitioners of Arizona are members of the Association. The next meeting is to be held in Tucson, May 21 and 22, 1902. The following officers were elected: Dr. H. W. Fenner, Tucson, president; Dr. H. H. Stone, Phoenix, O. E. Plath, Phoenix, and O. S. Boido, Tucson, vice-presidents; Dr. George M. Brockway, Florence, treasurer, and Dr. Charles H. Jones, Tempe, secretary.
J Am Med Assoc, Nov 1919; 73: 1627: Otto Ernest Plath, Phoenix, Ariz.; Miami Medical College, Cincinnati, 1896; aged 55; also a pharmacist; secretary of the Arizona State Medical Association in 1899, and president in 1907; local surgeon of the Santa Fe System; died, November 3, from acute bronchitis.
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History of Arizona medicine; collections of Orville Harry Brown, M.D. [AHSL Special Collections WZ 70 AA7 H673]
volume 5, page(s) 213-215; volume 9, page(s) 220; volume 10, page(s) 247-249,252,306,450
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