Foch Hospital (

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: ''Hôpital Foch'') is a teaching hospital in the

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. It is part of the ''Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif''. It was established in 1929 with the help of

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and

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. It was named in honour of

Ferdinand Foch Ferdinand Foch ( , ; 2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929) was a French general, Marshal of France and a member of the Académie Française and French Academy of Sciences, Académie des Sciences. He distinguished himself as Supreme Allied Commander ...

. The hospital is today one of the largest in

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. He particularly specializes in the areas of pulmonary and respiratory, renal and urological pathologies, as well as neuroscience.

Partnerships

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, in partnership with the Foch hospital. The hospital is also a partner of the

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, notably through a research department in transplantation.La première chaire de transplantation française voit le jour autour de l'hôpital Foch
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Notable doctors

Through its history, the Foch Hospital hosted notable doctors, among others: *

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(b. 1936), Polish-American scientist ; * Gilles Dreyfus (b. 1951), French cardiac surgeon ; *

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, French cosmetic doctor.

References

External links

Official website
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