Description: This medal is a part of my French medals offer Visit my page with the offers, please. You will find many interesting items related to this subject. If you wish to see more medals, click on the following links, please; Medicine, Pharmacology Science France, related to This medal has been minted in 1984 to commemorate the famous French surgeon Rene LERICHE, 1879 – 1955. This medal has been designed by the outstanding French medalist, Albert de JAEGER. René Leriche (12 October 1879, Roanne, Loire - 28 December 1955, Cassis, near Marseille) was a famous French surgeon. av. Rene Leriche rv. The College de France size – 68 mm (2¾“) weight – 215.30, (7.59 oz) metal – bronze, mint patina Career Born in Roanne the son of a lawyer Leriche began his career in Lyon. In 1924 he was appointed Professor of Surgery at the University of Strasbourg. In 1927 he was made an honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He was the first surgeon to be made Professeur au Collège de France. He was a technically gifted surgeon and had flair for teaching. This attracted students to him - many of whom became renowned in their own right. He emphasised the importance of regarding the patient as a whole - the holistic approach. He devised a surgical procedure, the sympathectomy, to increase blood flow within arteries. He was awarded the Lister Medal in 1939 for his contributions to surgical science. The corresponding Lister Memorial Lecture, delivered that same year at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, was titled 'The Listerian Idea in 1939'. In 1958, a French postage stamp was issued with his name and portrait on it. Personality Leriche was a flamboyant character who enjoyed French cuisine and fine wine. He had a fine collection of art (one of his patients was Matisse). He was an excellent public speaker who never needed notes. Eponymous terms René Leriche gave his name to two syndromes: Leriche's syndrome - Impotence and buttock claudication and absent pulses in the groin and legs due to saddle embolus or atherosclerosis at the aortic bifurcation. Sudek-Leriche syndrome - Aseptic necrosis of bone following injury (also known as Sudek atrophy)
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Brand: Paris Mint, France
Composition: Bronze
Country/Region of Manufacture: France
