Edwin Hartley Pratt

Edwin Hartley Pratt (November 6, 1849 - March 6, 1930) was an American homeopathic anatomist, physician, and surgeon, the founder of orificial surgery, a method that he proposed was a curative for various physical and psychological maladies by means of facilitating blood circulation through surgical operations on the orifices of the body, in particular manifesting as circumcision in men and women, urethral dilation and urethroplasty, and proctological surgery, as well as operations to the ears, nostrils, and mouth.

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Pratt was also a contributor to, and the editor-in-chief of, the Journal of Orificial Surgery.