Werner August Hagedorn (2 July 1831, in Westhausen – 20 June 1894, in Magdeburg) was a German surgeon. He studied medicine at the University of Berlin, where his instructors included

Johannes Peter Müller Johannes Peter Müller (14 July 1801 – 28 April 1858) was a German physiologist, comparative anatomy, comparative anatomist, ichthyology, ichthyologist, and herpetology, herpetologist, known not only for his discoveries but also for his ability ...

and Bernhard von Langenbeck. In 1854 he received his doctorate with the thesis ''De forcipe Schoelleriana obstetricia''. From 1855 he worked as an assistant at the hospital in Magdeburg-Altstadt, where in 1863 he was appointed head of the surgical department.Hagedorn, Werner August
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He is credited for introducing Listerian antiseptic methods at the Magdeburg-Altstadt hospital. His name is associated with the "Hagedorn needle", which is a curved

surgical needle A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of threa ...

flattened on the sides. He was the author of ''Frisches getrocknetes Moos (Sphagnum), ein gutes Verbandmaterial'' ("Fresh dried sphagnum, a good dressing material"; 1883), an article published in '' Langenbeck's Archiv''.Frisches getrocknetes Moos
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hagedorn, Werner 1831 births 1894 deaths People from Eichsfeld (district) Humboldt University of Berlin alumni German surgeons