Biography Born 1879 Died 1943 Medical Eponyms Buerger disease (1908) Carl Friedländer (1847-1887) Felix von Winiwarter (1852-1931) Buerger test Buerger dystoscope Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Biography Birch CA. Buerger’s disease. Leo Buerger (1879-1943). Practitioner. 1973;211(266):823-824. Kaplan GW. Leo…
vanPOCUS introduction to point of care ultrasound physics and knobology by Dr. Dan Kim.
Albert Hoffa (1859 - 1907) was a German orthopedic surgeon. eponymously affiliated with a distal femur fracture (1888); an operation for congenital hip dislocations (1890); the development of a system of massage therapy, the Hoffa system (1893); and the Hoffa fat pad
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…
Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) - archaic eponym: Churg–Strauss syndrome (CSS) or allergic granulomatosis
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
A fascinating talk by Jack Iwashyna (@iwashyna) on the 'heterogeneity of treatment' effect, what this means for the conduct of randomised control trials and how we should interpret them.
Sir Benjamin Collins Brodie (1783 – 1862) English Anatomist and General surgeon.
Thomas Kennedy Dalziel (1861 - 1924) was a Scottish surgeon.
Lihadh Ibrahim Al-Gazali is a professor of clinical genetics and paediatrics. Al Gazali Syndrome (1994); Al-Gazali-Bakalinova syndrome (1998)
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 (1877-1958) Italian Surgeon. Pioneer in the field of prosthetic limbs. Epomyously affiliated with Pellegrini-Stieda disease