Theodor Billroth
Austrian surgeon, Zürich, Wien 1829 - 1894,
born in Bergen/Rügen (D), died in Abbazia
Billroth performed the first ever gastrectomy in 1881
on a female patient with stomach cancer. More
Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach
German surgeon, Würzburg/Paris/Berlin,
1792 - 1847, born in Königsberg, died in Berlin
Dieffenbach specialised very early on in plastic surgery,
especially rhinoplasty. More
William Steward Halstedt
American surgeon, New York, Baltimore
1852 -1922, born in New York, died in Baltimore
Halsted is regarded as the inventor of conduction
and low spinal anaesthesia. More
Lorenz Heister
German anatomist, Amsterdam, Altdorf, Helmstedt
1683 - 1758, born in Frankfurt/M, died in Bornum
Heister made his reputation as a surgeon and scholar
in Altdorf and Helmstedt. More
Theodor Kocher
Swiss surgeon,Bern 1841 - 1917, born in Bern,
died in Bern
Kocher is regarded throughout the world as the
pioneer of thyroid surgery. More
Bernhard von Langenbeck
German surgeon, Göttingen, Kiel, Berlin 1810 - 1887,
born in Paddingsbüttel/Hannover, died in Wiesbaden
The famous German war surgeon gave great service
to traditional surgery. More
Joseph Baron Lister
English surgeon, Glasgow, Edinburgh, London
1827 - 1912, born in Upton/Essex, died in Walmer/Kent
Lister made intensive studies of Louis Pasteur's writings
on disinfection. More
Johann von Mikulicz-Radecki
Austrian surgeon, Krakau, Königsberg, Breslau
1850 - 1905, born in Cernowitz/Bukowina, died in Breslau
Von Mikulicz actively supported Semmelweis's demands
for antiseptic and aseptic measures. More
Jules Péan
French surgeon, Paris 1830 - 1898,
born in Châteaudun/Eure-et-Loir, died in Paris
In 1862, Péan developed the so-called Péan Clamp,
an artery forceps for clamping off bleeding vessels. More
Aladár von Petz
Hungarian surgeon, Budapest, Györ 1888 - 1956,
born in Györ/Ungarn, died in Györ/Ungarn
Hümér Hültl invented the first suturing machine using
wire clamps in gastro-intestinal surgery in 1907. More
(Ernst) Ferdinand Sauerbruch
German surgeon, Marburg, Zürich, München,
Berlin 1875 - 1951, born in Bremen, died in Berlin
Sauerbach achieved fame with his epoch-making invention
of the hypobaric chamber for operations on the chest. More
Rudolf Carl Virchow
German pathologist, Berlin, Würzburg 1821 - 1902,
born in Schivelbein/Ostpommern, died in Berlin
Virchow's areas of activity are simply vast. More
Richard von Volkmann
German surgeon, Halle 1830 - 1889,
born in Leipzig, died in Jena
Volkmann was a passionate advocate
of antiseptics. More