Vincent Alexander Bochdalek
Vincent Alexander Bochdalek (1801–1883) Czech anatomist and pathologist. Eponym: congenital posterior diaphragmatic foramen and herniation. Bochdalek Hernia
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James Sanders
Biography Medical Eponyms Sanders sign (1823) The undulatory character of the cardiac impulse in the epigastric region, indicative of adherent pericardium (l’adhérence du péricarde). Specifically the presence of a depression occurring under the left ribs and in the epigastrium during…
Henri Victor Chaput
Victor Alexandre Henri Chaput (1857 – 1919) was a French Surgeon. Eponymously affiliated with Tillaux-Chaput fracture (1907)
Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud
Jean-Baptiste Bouillaud (1796 - 1881) was a French physician.
Charles James Blasius Williams
Biography Born 3 February 1805 in the Hungerford almshouse in Wiltshire, England 1824 – Medical degree from the University of Edinburgh 1833 – Physician at St. George’s University, London 1835 – Fellow of the Royal Society 1840 – Fellow of…
Maurice Lev
Maurice Lev (1908 – 1994) was an American cardiologist. Eponymously affiliated with Lenègre-Lev disease disease described in 1964
Ludwig Courvoisier
Ludwig Georg Courvoisier (1843 - 1918) was a Swiss surgeon. Courvoisier Sign (1890)
Leo Buerger
Leo Buerger (1879-1943) was an Austrian born, American urologist.
Pierre Nicolas Gerdy
Biography Born 1797 Died 1856 Medical Eponyms Gerdy tubercle is the prominence on the lateral side of the proximal tibia where the iliotibial band (ITB) and tibialis anterior muscle attach Gerdy’s Safe Zone () Major Publications Gerdy P-N. Essai de…
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
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.