George Crile, Jr.

Portrait painting of Dr. George Crile at the Cleveland Clinic, by Steven Christopher Seward, 1995

George Washington "Barney" Crile Jr. (November 3, 1907 – September 11, 1992) was an American surgeon. He was a significant influence on how breast cancer is treated and was a visible and controversial advocate for alternative procedures, now considered normal treatments. He worked at the Cleveland Clinic for more than fifty years.

Selected publications Crile was an avid author on many subjects, especially medicine, and travel. He had a weekly radio program in the 1980s called 90 Seconds on WERE.

The Hospital Care of the Surgical Patient: A Surgeon's Handbook (with Franklin L. Shively Jr.), C. C Thomas, 1943 Practical Aspects of Thyroid Disease, Saunders, 1949. Treasure-Diving Holidays (with Jane Crile), Viking, 1954. Cancer and Common Sense, Viking, 1955. More Than Booty (with Jane Crile), McGraw, 1965. A Biological Consideration of Treatment of Breast Cancer, C. C Thomas, 1967. A Naturalistic View of Man: The Importance of Early Training in Learning, Living, and the Organization of Society, World Publishing, 1969. Above and Below: A Journey Through Our National Underwater Parks (with Helga Sandburg), McGraw, 1969. What Women Should Know About the Breast Cancer Controversy, Macmillan, 1973. Surgery, Your Choices, Your Alternatives, Delacorte, 1978. The Way It Was: Sex, Surgery, Treasure, and Travel, 1907–1987, Kent State University Press, 1992.