- Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Vishnevskiy
Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Vishnevskiy ( _ru. Александр Александрович Вишневский, OldStyleDate|May 24|1906|May 11,
Kazan —December 19 ,1975 ,Moscow ) was aSoviet surgeon, member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR (1953), honoured worker of science ofRSFSR (1956),Colonel General of Medical Corps (1963) and aHero of Socialist Labor (1966). Vishnevskiy first conducted acardiac surgery under thelocal anesthesia (1953).A son of
Aleksandr Vasilyevich Vishnevskiy , he elaborated the new methods regarding thegunshot wound s treatment on theEastern Front of World War II . Later Vishnevskiy was awarded several Soviet and foreign awards and prizes.Works
*Selected works on surgery and adjacent branches, vol. 1-2 (Избранные работы по хирургии и пограничным областям. Т. 1—2. М., 1970)
*"Surgeon's Diary. The Great Patriotic War 1941-1945", 2nd ed. ("Дневник хирурга. Великая Отечественная война 1941 — 1945 гг." Изд. 2-е. М., 1970)References
*"Советская военная энциклопедия", том 2
*Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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