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Theodor Billroth (26 April 1829 – 6 February 1894) was a Prussian-born Austrian surgeon and amateur musician. As a surgeon, he is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery.

Early life and education

Theodor Billroth was born in Bergen auf Rügen in the Kingdom of Prussia. He went to school in Greifswald, where he demonstrated a talent for music and played the piano, violin, and flute. He began studying medicine at the University of Greifswald in 1848 and completed his medical degree at the University of Berlin in 1852.

Career

Billroth worked as a military surgeon during the Second Schleswig War in Denmark in 1864. He was appointed professor of surgery at the University of Vienna in 1867, where he established a surgical school and introduced a number of new surgical techniques. He is best known for his work on the digestive system, particularly his pioneering operations on the stomach, which laid the foundation for modern gastric surgery.

Legacy

Billroth's contributions to medical science and surgery have been widely recognized. He is remembered for the Billroth I and Billroth II procedures, surgical operations for gastric cancer that are still in use today. He also made significant contributions to the understanding of the pathology of diseases and the development of surgical techniques.

See also

• List of medical eponyms
• History of surgery
• Medical education

References

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