March 18 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with March 18.

Events

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Births

1864Carl Bernhard Schlatter (1864-1934), Swiss Surgeon; described Osgood-Schlatter disease (1903) and the Schlatter operation (1897)

1869Maude Elizabeth Seymour Abbott (1869-1940), Canadian physician; described Rokitansky-Maude Abbott syndrome (1924)


Deaths

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Further reading

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