- Enrique Tornú
Enrique Tornú (
September 1 1865 -August 23 1901 ) was an Argentine physician and hygienist.Born in
Buenos Aires onSeptember 1 ,1865 , he studied at theColegio Nacional de Buenos Aires highschool. Later on, he began studying Medicine at theUniversity of Buenos Aires , but graduated inParis where he moved as part of his country diplomatic mission. His doctoral thesis was on surgeries performed through thesacrum .Tornú was a pioneer of
tuberculosis treatment in Argentina, being later infected withtuberculosis himself. He suggested therapy guidelines and recommended the opening of dedicated sanatoria and traveled extensively through Córdoba highlands to identify adequate locations. OnMay 11 ,1901 he co-founded the "Liga Argentina contra la Tuberculosis" (Argentine League against Tuberculosis).Enrique Tornú committed
suicide in 1901, after contracting tuberculosis.On 1904, the first hospital in Buenos Aires for tuberculosis treatment was inaugurated, bearing Tornú's name.
Works
*"Climatología médica de las sierras de Córdoba"
*"La cura de altitud"
*"Apuntes sobre tuberculosis y sanatorios"External links
* [http://www.educ.ar/educar/superior/biblioteca_digital/verdocbiblio1.jsp?url=S_BD_PROYECTOAMEGHINO/TORNU.HTM&Padre= Short biography] (Spanish)
* [http://www.parquechasweb.com.ar/parquechas/notas/Nota_HospitalTornu.htm Tornú Hospital History] (Spanish)
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