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| death_place = Paris, France |
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| nationality = Argentine |
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| fields = [[Anatomy]], [[surgery]], [[pediatrics]], [[parasitologist]] |
| fields = [[Anatomy]], [[surgery]], [[pediatrics]], [[parasitologist]] |
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| workplaces = [[University of Buenos Aires]]<br>[[National University of Quilmes]] |
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'''Alejandro Posadas''' (December 28, 1870 – November 21, 1902) was an |
'''Alejandro Posadas''' (December 28, 1870 – November 21, 1902) was an Argentine [[physician]] and [[surgeon]] specializing in pediatric surgery. He was the first person to film an operation and brought the first [[x-ray]] to the country of Argentina. |
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Posadas was the first person to describe [[coccidioidomycosis]] (later known as Posadas Disease) and ''[[Coccidioides posadasii]]'' was named after him.<ref>[http://www.mycologia.org/content/94/1/73.full Alejandro Posadas first describes ''coccidioidomycosis'' (Taxonomy)]. Retrieved 2016-01-18</ref> |
Posadas was the first person to describe [[coccidioidomycosis]] (later known as Posadas Disease) and ''[[Coccidioides posadasii]]'' was named after him.<ref>[http://www.mycologia.org/content/94/1/73.full Alejandro Posadas first describes ''coccidioidomycosis'' (Taxonomy)]. Retrieved 2016-01-18</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:37, 6 August 2023
Alejandro Posadas | |
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| Born | December 28, 1870 |
| Died | November 21, 1902 (aged 31) Paris, France |
| Nationality | Argentine |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
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| Fields | Anatomy, surgery, pediatrics, parasitologist |
| Institutions | University of Buenos Aires National University of Quilmes |
Alejandro Posadas (December 28, 1870 – November 21, 1902) was an Argentine physician and surgeon specializing in pediatric surgery. He was the first person to film an operation and brought the first x-ray to the country of Argentina.
Posadas was the first person to describe coccidioidomycosis (later known as Posadas Disease) and Coccidioides posadasii was named after him.[1]
A victim of tuberculosis, he died while studying in France in 1902 at the age of 31.
Legacy
Hospital Nacional Dr. Alejandro Posadas in Moron, Argentina, is named after him.[2]
References
Further reading
- "Dr. Alejandro Posadas". Biografías de médicos. Ediciones Médicas. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-18.
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