Julian Quattlebaum Jr.

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Julian was born in 1926. Julian Quattlebaum ... ^[1]

Dr. Julian K. Quattlebaum Jr., a third generation physician, was a "surgical icon in Georgia" whose efforts led fellow surgeons to new levels, Paul P. Hinchey recalled Monday.

"He did things in his time that now are done by specialists," said the president and CEO of St. Joseph's/Candler.

"Somebody had to learn how to do them, and he did."

His efforts were recognized when he received the St. Joseph's/Candler Physician medical staff's Legends Award for "innovations defining new frontiers and greatly enhancing patient care."

Quattlebaum's efforts went beyond simply innovation, longtime friend and retired surgeon Dr. Tom Freeman said.

"He was just the nicest person," Freeman said. "His primary aim in life was to practice good surgery."

Freeman said he and Quattlebaum "were competitors but we used to go on vacations together as families."

Quattlebaum "would take as good care of his patients as any doctor I know," Freeman said.

He said Quattlebaum's expertise in the area of laparoscopic surgery was cutting edge for Savannah.

The Savannah native graduated from the University of Georgia, where he was a member of Phi Betta Kappa, in 1948.

He obtained his medical degree in 1951 from the Medical College of Georgia, interned in surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore from 1951-52, and interned there from 1952-1957.

Quattlebaum returned to Savannah that year to begin his practice in general, thoracic and cardiac-vascular surgery.

He continued in practice until retiring in July 2001.

In 1967, Quattlebaum suffered a severe heart attack while trying out a racing car - his hobby - at the Daytona Beach racetrack.

Hinchey recalled that Quattlebaum learned surgery at an early age from his father, Dr. Julian Quattlebaum, then honed those skills as a surgical technician during World War II.

Hinchey, who has headed St. Joseph's Hospital since 1993, before its merger with Candler Hospital four years later, said that when dealing with surgeons "you are dealing with very competent, confident individuals who are very good at what they do."

Quattlebaum's skills enabled him to speak and have that group listen.

"If Dr. Quattlebaum embraced it, then we all need to get on board," Hinchey recalled of Quattlebaum's leadership abilities with his peers.

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1. ↑ Entered by Julian Quattlebaum, Wednesday, August 28, 2013.

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