Santiago Ramón y Cajal

Biography Born 1 May 1852, Petilla de Aragón, Spain 1906 – Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Died 17 October 1934, Madrid, Spain Medical Eponyms Anatomical eponyms Major Publications Ramón y Cajal S. Manual de histología normal y técnica micrográfica.…

Max Clara

Biography Born Died Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Bibliography. Clara, Max 1899-1966. WorldCat Identities Buttner R, Lee J. De-eponymising anatomical terminology. 2020

Jan Evangelista Purkinje

Biography Born 18 December 1787 in Libochovice, Bohemia Died 28 July 1869, Prague Medical Eponyms Anatomical eponyms Purkinje cell layer: Stratum purkinjense; Intermediate discharge layer of the cerebellar cortex Purkinje fibres: Rami subendocardialis (fasciculi atrioventricularis); Subendocardial branches In 1845, Purkinje first…

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SMACC 2019 Opening Ceremony

The SMACC 2019 Opening Ceremony The SMACC Opening Ceremony is an integral part of the conference welcoming delegates to an educational experience unlike any other. Inspiration for SMACC Sydney included the inverted triangle: the alchemical symbol for water which is…

Govert Bidloo

Biography Born 12 March 1649 Died 1713 Medical Eponyms Key Medical Attributions Fingerprints – papillary ridges (1685) Major Publications Published under Godefridum Bidloo; Govard Bidloo; Godefridi Bidloo Bidloo G. Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de…

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Caspar Bartholin

Biography Born 12 February 1585 in Malmø, Scania 1610 – Doctor of Medicine. Defended thesis Paradoxa CCXL: pathologica, simiotica, diaetetica…at the University of Basel 1613 – Professor of medicine at the University of Copenhagen 1624 – Professor of divinity at the University of Copenhagen;…

Joseph Paneth

Biography Born Died Medical Eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Buttner R, Lee J. De-eponymising anatomical terminology. 2020

Camillo Golgi

Biography Born 7 July 1843 Corteno, Italy 1906 – Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Died 21 January 1926 in Pavia, Italy Medical Eponyms Anatomical eponyms Key Medical Contributions Major Publications Controversies References Buttner R, Lee J. De-eponymising anatomical terminology. 2020…