Hugh Cabot (August 11, 1872 – August 15, 1945) was an American surgeon and educator who was dean of the University of Michigan Medical School and a member of the staff at the Mayo Clinic. He was a specialist in genitourinary surgery and an advocate of group health care cooperatives.
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Early life
Cabot was born in Beverly Farms on August 11, 1872. He was the youngest of seven sons born to James Elliot Cabot and Elizabeth Dwight Cabot. His grandfathers were Samuel Cabot Jr. and Edmund Dwight. His brother, Richard Clarke Cabot, was also a noted physician. He prepared for college at Roxbury Latin School and graduated from Harvard College in 1894.
Early career
Cabot graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1898 and interned at Massachusetts General Hospital. From 1899 to 1904, he was an assistant to his cousin, Dr. Arthur Tracy Cabot. From 1900 to 1919, he was a visiting surgeon at New England Baptist Hospital. He was also a visiting surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1902 to 1919, spending a decade in the outpatient department before moving to the genitourinary department in 1912.