Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach
Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach | |
|---|---|
 Johann Friedrich Dieffrenbach, 1840 | |
| Born | 1 February 1792 |
| Died | 11 November 1847 (aged 55) Berlin, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Surgeon |
Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach (1 February 1792 – 11 November 1847) was a German surgeon. He was born in Königsberg and died in Berlin.
Dieffenbach specialized in skin transplantation and plastic surgery. His work in rhinoplastic and maxillofacial surgery established many modern techniques of reconstructive surgery. His endeavours comprehended subcutaneous operations such as tenotomy, the surgical division of a tendon. Before the discovery of blood typing and blood matching, Dr. Dieffenbach researched blood transfusion, about which he published Die Transfusion des Blutes und die Infusion der Arzneien in die Blutgefässe (1828). In 1839, Dieffenbach performed the first successful myotomy for the treatment of strabismus on a seven-year-old boy with esotropia.[1]
Originally, the student J.F. Dieffenbach studied theology at the universities at Rostock[2] and Greifswald. From 1813 to 1815, he volunteered as a soldier in the Befreiungskriege (Napoleonic Wars) as a Jäger. From 1816 to 1820 he studied medicine at the University of Königsberg, then relocated to Bonn as an assistant to Philipp Franz von Walther. Following visits to Paris and Montpellier, he received his doctorate at the University of Würzburg in 1822. Afterwards, he settled in Berlin, where he focused his attention on plastic and reconstructive surgery.[3][4] In 1824, he married Johanna Motherby. In 1832, he became an associate professor at the university of Berlin, and in 1840 became director of the Clinical Institute for Surgery at Charité Hospital. After his death in 1847, Bernhard von Langenbeck (1810–1887) replaced Dieffenbach as director of surgery.
Dieffenbach has been called "father of plastic surgery".[5][6]
Dieffenbach Medal (Dieffenbach-Medaille)
[edit]Awarded by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Plastische, Rekonstruktive und Ästhetische Chirurgie e. V. (Association of German Plastic Surgeons), the Dieffenbach Medal was created by artist Fritz Becker. It was awarded for the first time in 1989 during the 20th annual meeting.[7]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Cyber-sight Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine Surgical Management of Strabismus
- ^ See entry of Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach in Rostock Matrikelportal
- ^ Johann Friedrich Dieffenbach at Who Named It
- ^ Dieffenbach, Johann Friedrich In: Neue Deutsche Biographie (NDB). Band 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2, S. 641–643.
- ^ "Plastic Surgery".
- ^ https://medway.am/news/Here%E2%80%99s-Everything-You-Need-to-Know-about-hair-transplant [bare URL]
- ^ Dieffenbach-Preisträger und -Vorlesungen "DGPRÄC: Dieffenbach-Medaille". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2011-05-21. Accessed 20 May 2011.
References
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- 1792 births
- 1847 deaths
- German military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
- German maxillofacial surgeons
- Physicians from Königsberg
- University of Rostock alumni
- University of Greifswald alumni
- University of Königsberg alumni
- Academic staff of the University of Würzburg
- Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin
- Recipients of the Pour le Mérite (civil class)
- Physicians of the Charité
- Prussian physicians