Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . f the latter institution in 1833. His pro-fessional career began in Northampton, and wascontinued in Boston until 1836, when he removedto Buffalo, and remained there till 1844. He then accepted a call tothe chair of theinstitutes andpractice of medi-cine at the Rushmedical collegein Chicago, buta year later re-turned to Buf-falo. In 1846 heestablished theBuffalo Medi-cal Journal,which he subse-quently conduct-ed until connectionwith Dr. JamesP. White andDr. Frank H. Hamilton, he founded, in 1847, theBuffalo medical college, in which, for si
Appletons' cyclopædia of American biography . f the latter institution in 1833. His pro-fessional career began in Northampton, and wascontinued in Boston until 1836, when he removedto Buffalo, and remained there till 1844. He then accepted a call tothe chair of theinstitutes andpractice of medi-cine at the Rushmedical collegein Chicago, buta year later re-turned to Buf-falo. In 1846 heestablished theBuffalo Medi-cal Journal,which he subse-quently conduct-ed until connectionwith Dr. JamesP. White andDr. Frank H. Hamilton, he founded, in 1847, theBuffalo medical college, in which, for six years,he was professor of the principles and practice ofmedicine, and clinical medicine. In 1852 he wascalled to fill a similar chair in the Louisville uni-versity, but in 1856 returned to Buffalo and be-came professor of pathology and clinical 1858 till 1861 he spent the winters in NewOrleans as professor of clinical medicine in theschool of medicine there, and visiting physicianto the Charity hospital. In 1859 he removed to. c^t-^tPi^ ^wb New Fork, and two years later was appointedprofessor of pathology and practical medicine inthe Long island college hospital, in which relationhe continued until 1868. At. the same time he be-came professor of the principles and practice ofmedicine in the Bellevue hospital medical college,and also visiting physician to the hospital offices he held until his death. Dr. Flintwas also consulting physician to the Charity hospi-tal, to the Hospital tor the ruptured and crippled,to St,. Marys hospital, and to St. Elizabeths hos-pital. In 1872 he was elected president of theNew York academy of medicine, and held thatolliee until 1885, when he resigned, on the adop-tion of the medical code sanctioning consultationswith physicians of other than the regularschool, and he was president of the American medi-cal association in 1884. Besides being a correspond-ing member of numerous medical societies was connected wi
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