October 25 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with October 25.

Events

1993 – Dame Averil Mansfield became the first woman appointed Professor of Surgery in the UK, a landmark moment for women in academic surgery and surgical leadership.

Births

1806 – William Russ Pugh (1806-1897), English anaesthetist and surgeon; invented Pugh’s Inhaler (1846)

Deaths

1979 – Leo George Rigler (1896-1979), American radiologist; described Rigler sign (1941), the Rigler triad (1941), Rigler notch sign (1955), and the Hoffman-Rigler sign (1965)

1988 – Harold Leeming Sheehan (1900-1988), English physician; described Sheehan syndrome (1937)

Further reading
On This Day in Medical History

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