Elisabeth H. Winterhalter
Elisabeth Hermine Winterhalter (1856 - 1952) was a German gynecologist and surgeon. Pioneer physician; neuroanatomy researcher; leader of the feminist movement; and one of the first female surgeons in Germany
Category Obstetrics Gynaecology
Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome refers to perihepatitic adhesions between the liver capsule and under surface of the anterior abdominal wall seen on laparotomy/laparoscopy.
Arthur Hale Curtis
Arthur Hale 'Art' Curtis (1881 – 1955) was an American football player, coach, and gynecologist. Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome (1930)
Thomas Fitz-Hugh
Thomas Fitz-Hugh, Jr (1894 – 1963) was an American Surgeon eponymously affiliated with Fitz-Hugh Curtis syndrome (1930, 1934)
Sexual Assault in Critical Care
Sexual assault is disturbingly common - how to recognize it, record it and refer to specialized care with Kari Sampsel
Emergency management of Pre-eclampsia
Kat Evans takes us through the reality of managing pre-eclampsia in South Africa, highlighting what we cannot miss.
vanPOCUS: 1st Trimester Obstetrics
Vancouver POCUS discusses how to perform and interpret trans-abdominal ultrasound for 1st trimester pregnancies, particularly when assessing for the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy versus an ectopic pregnancy.
Caspar Bartholin Secundus
Caspar Bartholin the Younger (1655 - 1738) was a Danish physician and anatomist. Bartholin Glands (1677)
Theodor Langhans
Biography Born 28 September 1839 in Usingen, Germany Studied medicine at the Universities of Heidelburg; Gottingen, under Friedrich Henle (1809–1885); Berlin, under Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902); and Würzburg, under Friedrich von Recklinghausen (1833–1910). 1864 – Graduated medical studies from Würzburg, with…
Joseph Asherman
Joseph G. Asherman (1889 - 1968) was a Czech-Israeli gynaecologist. Asherman Syndrome (1948)
Elizabeth Ramsey
Biography Born 17 February 1906 in New York City 1928 – Mills College, California 1932 – Graduated in medicine, Yale University Lecturer and associate pathologist, George Washington University Died 2 July 1993 Key Medical Contributions Utero-Placental-Fetal Circulation Major Publications Ramsey…
James V. Ricci
Biography Born 26 December 1891, Scapoli, Italy 1912 – AB, Brown University 1916 – MD, Harvard University Clinical Professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics at New York Medical College Attending Gynaecologist at City Hospital, New York Consultant in Gynaecology and Obstetrics,…