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Max Sänger (Rabbi)
Max Saenger () (14 March 1853, Bayreuth – 12 January 1903, Prague) was a German obstetrician and gynecologist who was a native of Bayreuth. He studied medicine at the University of Leipzig, then continued with graduate studies in OB/GYN and pathology under Carl Siegmund Franz Credé (1819–1892). He later became a professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Leipzig, and in 1890 was appointed professor of OB/GYN at the German University in Prague. In 1894 he co-founded the journal ''Monatsschrift für Geburtshilfe und Gynäkologie''. In 1882 he introduced the practice of surgical suture, sutural closure of the uterus following Caesarean section operations. The previous autumn, Ferdinand Adolf Kehrer (1837-1914) performed the first lower segment Caesarean section in Europe. Sänger's contribution preserved the mother's uterus and helped reduce the chance of infection. Afterwards, Kehrer and other surgeons adopted Sänger's methodology. Sänger used silver and silk thread as suture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Marion Sims
James Marion Sims (January 25, 1813November 13, 1883) was an American physician in the field of surgery. His most famous work was the development of a surgical technique for the repair of vesicovaginal fistula, a severe complication of obstructed childbirth. However, he developed this technique via non-consensual and unanesthetized surgeries on enslaved Black women. He is also remembered for inventing the Sims speculum, Sims sigmoid catheter, and the Sims position. Against significant opposition, he established, in New York, the first hospital specifically for women. He was forced out of the hospital he founded because he insisted on treating cancer patients; he played a small role in the creation of the nation's first cancer hospital, which opened after his death. He was one of the most famous and venerated physicians in the country. In 1876, he was elected President of the American Medical Association. He was one of the first American physicians to become famous in Europe. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
