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Alejandro Posadas

Alejandro Posadas

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Not to be confused with the Colombian conductor Alejandro Posada.

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.

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

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

  1. [1]
    Alejandro Posadas first describes coccidioidomycosis (Taxonomy). Retrieved 2016-01-18
  2. [2]
    "Hospital Nacional Profesor Dr Alejandro Posadas – hospitales – Morón – Partido de morón – Buenos Aires – Argentina".

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