History Talks! Medical Care in Early San Diego

The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House’s lecture series next installment explores medicine’s development in San Diego.  “Early Medical Care in San Diego” will delve into the techniques and instruments used in years past to treat disease and injury. Giving the lecture is the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House’s Executive Director, Catalina Preskill, M.D.

Dr. Preskill retired as a pediatrician from Kaiser Permanente after thirty years and is a volunteer physician at the St. Vincent de Paul Medical Clinic. Her lecture will look into the fascinating world of early medicine and the Davis-Horton House’s place in the medical history of San Diego.  Mrs. Anna Scheper ran the first County Hospital in downtown San Diego out of the Davis-Horton house for nine years. The Hospital room memorializes this piece of the Houses history.

Come learn about another facet of the Davis-Horton House and San Diego’s history and perhaps leave with a bit of “Old-Time medical advice”!

History Talks! is a monthly lecture series presented by the Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House. Each month a local historian or specialist delve into topics related to San Diego and the Davis-Horton House to bring a unique glimpse into the history of our city. Come hear history come alive!

Watch the lecture Here!