Dr. Duncan T. McEwan
Dr. Duncan T. McEwan was a prominent Orlando surgeon who was originally born in Cooperstown, New York in 1903. He moved to Orlando in 1928 after graduating from Cornell Medical School and later held positions such as the president of both the Orange County Medical Society and the Florida Medical Association as well as the chief of staff and surgical services at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
This interview was conducted by Jean Yothers on April 7, 1975 for the Friends of the Orlando Public Library’s Oral History Committee.
LISTEN 24:53
Part One
In part one, topics discussed include:
- Overview
- Dr. McEwan’s first visit to Orlando
- Sleeper train from Jacksonville
- Traveling to Wilbur by the Sea
- Starting his Orlando practice in 1930
- House calls
- The San Juan Hotel
- Murder of Dolores Myerly
- George Coston and the Coston Trials
LISTEN 19:53
Part Two
In part two, topics discussed include:
- Dr. McEwan’s medical career (1930 – 1973)
- Drs. Gaston and McEwan
- Early doctors on the east side of Lake Eola
- Other doctors in Orlando
- Future of medical professions
- Footnotes from Jean Yothers
We are grateful for the Orange County Regional History Center’s making this recording available for Orlando Memory.
Listen to other oral histories with other Orlando pioneers.
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