René Leriche
René Leriche | |
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René Leriche | |
| Born | Henri Marie René Leriche 12 October 1879 |
| Died | 28 December 1955 (aged 76) |
| Awards | Lister Medal (1939) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | surgeon |
Henri Marie René Leriche (12 October 1879 – 28 December 1955) was a French vascular surgeon and physiologist.
He was a specialist in pain, vascular surgery and the sympathetic trunk. He sensitized many who were mutilated in the first World war, he was the first to be interested in pain and to practice gentle surgery with as little trauma as possible.
Two syndromes are named after him - Algoneurodystrophy and the Aortoiliac occlusive disease. He has trained many students, such as Michael E. DeBakey, João Cid dos Santos, René Fontaine et Jean Kunlino.