Alexander Monro secundus
Alexander Monro secundus (1733-1817) was a Scottish physician and anatomist. Most notable contributions include works on the lymphatic system, the interventricular foramen (of Monro), and the Monro-Kellie doctrine
Month February 2020
Making RCTs Useful: The Role of Heterogeneity
A fascinating talk by Jack Iwashyna (@iwashyna) on the 'heterogeneity of treatment' effect, what this means for the conduct of randomised control trials and how we should interpret them.
Benjamin Collins Brodie
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783 – 1862) English Anatomist and General surgeon.
T. Kennedy Dalziel
Thomas Kennedy Dalziel (1861 - 1924) was a Scottish surgeon.
Lihadh Al-Gazali
Lihadh Ibrahim Al-Gazali is a professor of clinical genetics and paediatrics. Al Gazali Syndrome (1994); Al-Gazali-Bakalinova syndrome (1998)
West syndrome
West Syndrome (Infantile Spasms) - Triad of infantile spasms, developmental delay and hypsarrhythmia on EEG. First described by William James West on his son in 1841
Augusto Pellegrini
Augusto Pellegrini (1877-1958) Italian Surgeon. Pioneer in the field of prosthetic limbs. Epomyously affiliated with Pellegrini-Stieda disease
Gordon D. Oppenheimer
Gordon David Oppenheimer (1900 - 1974) was an American surgeon and urologist.
Leon Ginzburg
Biography Born 1898 1947-1967 Director of Surgery Emeritus, Beth Israel Medical Center New York Died 1988 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Attributions Major Publications Crohn BB, Ginzburg L, Oppenheimer GD. Regional ileitis; a pathologic and clinical entity. JAMA, 1932; 99: 1323-1329.…
Crohn’s disease
Description What is the actual eponymous medical sign/syndrome/repair/classification… History of Crohn’s disease 1769 – Giovanni Battista Morgagni (1682 – 1771) provided an early description of Ulceration of the intestines in De Sedibus et Causis Morborum (The Seats and Causes of Diseases).…
Burrill Bernard Crohn
Burrill Bernard Crohn (1884 - 1983) was an American gastroenterologist.
Michael Denborough
Michael Antony Denborough (1929 – 2014) was an Australian anaesthetist, academic, activist and medical researcher. First described malignant hyperthermia (Maladie de Denborough)