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Christian Albert Theodor Billroth (26 April 1829 – 6 February 1894) was a German surgeon and amateur musician. As a surgeon, he is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery.
Apr 22, 2024 · Theodor Billroth (born April 26, 1829, Bergen auf Rügen, Prussia [Germany]—died Feb. 6, 1894, Abbazia, Austria-Hungary [now Opatija, Croatia]) was a Viennese surgeon, generally considered to be the founder of modern abdominal surgery. Billroth’s family was of Swedish origin.
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Christian Albert Theodor Billroth: Founder of Abdominal Surgery. The legendary abdominal surgeon — Christian Albert Theodor Billroth — was born April 26, 1829, in Bergen on the island of Rügen, Prussia. His father was a Lutheran minister who died of dysentery when Theodor was 5 years old.
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Theodor Billroth (1829–1894; Figure), one of the most revered surgeons in the history of the surgery, serves as a model for the modern surgeon. Each year new Fellows of the American College of Surgeons enter a profession rocked with challenges never seen before.
Jan 6, 2015 · Christian Albert Theodor Billroth was a Prussian-born Austrian surgeon and amateur musician. As a surgeon, he is generally regarded as the founding father of modern abdominal surgery. As a musician, he was a close friend and confidant of Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) , a leading patron of the Viennese musical scene, and one of the first to ...
PMID: 25513915. Abstract. This perspective article describes unique aspects of Theodor Billroth's personality and life, which enabled him to succeed and become a leading figure of 19th century medicine. These qualities are discussed with today's developing surgeon in mind. Publication types. Biography. Historical Article. MeSH terms. Germany.
Theodor Billroth (1829–94) was convinced that there was no need for that kind of suffering. If only one could find a way to take out the tumour and reconnect the stomach to the intestine. “No insurmountable obstacles to partial excision of the stomach exist on anatomical, physiological or operative grounds”, he affirmed. “It must succeed.”
