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Emil Theodor Kocher
Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841-1917).
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Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841-1917).
Emil Theodor Kocher (25 August 1841 – 27 July 1917) was a Swiss physician and medical researcher who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid. Among his many accomplishments are the introduction and promotion of aseptic surgery and scientific methods in surgery, specifically reducing the mortality of thyroidectomies below 1% in his operations. Kocher was the first Swiss citizen and first surgeon to ever receive a Nobel Prize in Medicine. He was considered a pioneer and leader in the field of surgery in his time.
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Achievements and distinctions
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Surgeon, laureate of the 1909 Nobel Prize in Medicine (1841-1917).
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
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Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons
Career and education
Employers and institutions
University of Bern
Memberships
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences · Zofingia
Education
University of Bern
Academic qualifications
doctorate
Fields of work
surgery
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