Emil Zuckerkandl, M.D. (1849-1910): Bridging Anatomic Study and the Operating Room Table.

Authors

Leah Winer, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Pankhuri Jha, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Scott W. Cowan, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Charles J. Yeo, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Scott D. Goldstein, MD, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Presentation Date

3-1-2016

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This article was published in The American Surgeon Volume 82, Issue 3, March 2016, Pages 189-191.

The published version is available at PMID: 27099052. Copyright © Ingenta

Abstract

In the mid-19th century, the Vienna School of Anatomy was at the epicenter of the rapidly growing field of anatomy. One of the school’s most distinguished professors, Hungarian-born anatomist Emil Zuckerkandl was instrumental in transforming anatomy from a descriptive science to one of practical and clinical value. A prolific researcher interested in nearly all areas of morphology and most famously, the chromaffin system, Zuckerkandl’s discoveries from more than a century ago still provide a foundation for surgeons to this day.

Recommended Citation

Winer, MD, Leah; Jha, Pankhuri; Cowan, MD, Scott W.; Yeo, MD, Charles J.; and Goldstein, MD, Scott D., "Emil Zuckerkandl, M.D. (1849-1910): Bridging Anatomic Study and the Operating Room Table." (2016). Department of Surgery Gibbon Society Historical Profiles. Paper 29.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/gibbonsocietyprofiles/29