Research topic: Emil Theodor Kocher

Emil Theodor Kocher , 1841-1917, Swiss surgeon, M.D. Univ. of Bern, 1865. He was professor of surgery at Bern (1872-1911). For his work on the physiology, pathology, and surgery of the thyroid gland—which he was the first (1876) to excise in cases of goiter—he received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine. He was a skilled surgeon and a pioneer in the application of asepsis. His works include a textbook on operative surgery (1894). Author not available, KOCHER, EMIL THEODOR. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more