Lotte Strauss
Lotte Strauss (1913–1985) was a German born, American practicing pathologist. Eponymous affiliation with Churg-Strauss Syndrome (CSS) in 1951. Now known as Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA)
Category Medical Specialty
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…
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The ANZCEN Clinician Educator Incubator will launch in April 2020. If this is your thing, you need to get your EOI in by February 15th 2020!
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)
Hoffa fracture
Unicondylar coronal fracture of the lateral femoral condyle. Rare intra-articular distal femur injury. Axial compression to the knee with transmission of the ground reaction force through the tibial plateau to the femoral condyles.
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…
Churg–Strauss syndrome
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) - archaic eponym: Churg–Strauss syndrome (CSS) or allergic granulomatosis
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