- Vincenz Czerny
Vincenz Czerny (
Trutnov ,19 November 1842 -Heidelberg ,3 October 1916 ) was an Austrian-German surgeon whose main contributions were in the fields of oncological and gynecological surgery.Czerny initially studied at Karl-Ferdinand University in
Prague , and later transferred to theUniversity of Vienna , where he was a student ofErnst Wilhelm von Brücke (1819-1892). In 1866 he graduatedsumma cum laude . Afterwards, he remained inVienna as an assistant toJohann Ritter von Oppolzer (1808-1871) andTheodor Billroth (1829-1894). In 1871 he became a clinical director at theUniversity of Freiburg .In 1877 Czerny was appointed professor at Heidelberg, where he succeeded surgeon Gustav Simon (1824-1876). In 1906 he founded the "Institut für Experimentelle Krebsforschung" (Institute for Experimental Cancer Research), which was a forerunner to today's German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg. Here he also established a hospital for 47
cancer patients, known as the "Samariterhaus" (Samaritan House). Czerny developed operational techniques in cancer surgery, and is also remembered for his treatment of patients with inoperable cancer.Czerny made contributions to other surgical fields, including a new radical operation for
inguinal hernia , pyelolithotomy forkidney stone disease, and in 1879 performed the first totalhysterectomy via thevagina . He has been called the "father of cosmetic breast surgery," [cite book | last = Jacobson | first = Nora | title = Cleavage | pages = page 48 | publisher = Rutgers | location = New Brunswick | year = 2000 | isbn = 0813527155 ] : in 1895 he published the first account of abreast implant which he had carried out, by moving a benignlipoma to "avoid asymmetry" after removing a tumor in a patient's breast.In 1901 Czerny was president of the "Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie", and in 1908 was president of the International Surgical Congress. His father-in-law was renowned German physician,
Adolf Kussmaul (1822-1902).External links
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