Jacob Mendes Da Costa

Jacob Mendes Da Costa

Jacob Mendes Da Costa, or Jacob Mendez Da Costa (February 7, 1833, Saint Thomas/São Tomé, U.S. Virgin Islands, Caribbean - September 12, 1900) was an American surgeon.

He taught at the Jefferson Medical College (now Thomas Jefferson University).

He is particularly known for discovering Da Costa's syndrome, an anxiety disorder that he first observed in soldiers in the American Civil War and documented in an 1871 study. [ [http://www.whonamedit.com/doctor.cfm/2452.html Jacob Mendez Da Costa] , Who Named It?]

Literary works

* "Medical Diagnosis", 1864

References

External links

* [http://jeffline.jefferson.edu/SML/archives/exhibits/notable_alumni/jacob_mendes_dacosta.html Jacob Mendes Da Costa] Brief biography, Notable Jefferson Alumni


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