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He received his doctorate in 1897 and afterwards was associated with the [[Hôtel-Dieu de Paris|Hôtel-Dieu]] and [[Hôpital Saint-Louis]]. From 1919 until 1934, he worked at the [[Hôpital Necker|Hôpital des Enfants-Malades]] in Paris. Pediatrician [[Jacques-Joseph Grancher]] (1843–1907) and [[surgeon]] [[Paul Georges Dieulafoy]] (1839–1911) were important influences on his career. He was also a student of pediatrician [[Antoine Marfan|Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan]] (1858–1942) and collaborated with [[dermatologist]] [[François Henri Hallopeau]] (1842–1919). |
He received his doctorate in 1897 and afterwards was associated with the [[Hôtel-Dieu de Paris|Hôtel-Dieu]] and [[Hôpital Saint-Louis]]. From 1919 until 1934, he worked at the [[Hôpital Necker|Hôpital des Enfants-Malades]] in Paris. Pediatrician [[Jacques-Joseph Grancher]] (1843–1907) and [[surgeon]] [[Paul Georges Dieulafoy]] (1839–1911) were important influences on his career. He was also a student of pediatrician [[Antoine Marfan|Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan]] (1858–1942) and collaborated with [[dermatologist]] [[François Henri Hallopeau]] (1842–1919). |
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Apert's medical research primarily dealt with [[genetic disorder|genetic diseases]] and [[congenital abnormalities]]. In 1906 he published |
Apert's medical research primarily dealt with [[genetic disorder|genetic diseases]] and [[congenital abnormalities]]. In 1906 he published the case report "De l'acrocéphalosyndactylie" ([[Acrocephalosyndactyly]]),<ref>[http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/194.html Who Named It] Apert's syndrome</ref> documenting several individuals who had congenital malformations of the [[skull (anatomy)|skull]] in conjunction with joined fingers. The condition came to be known as [[Apert syndrome]], a syndrome consisting of a triad of disorders; namely, [[craniosynostosis]], [[syndactyly]], and [[maxilla|maxillary]] underdevelopment. |
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Apert authored many works in [[pediatrics]], including an influential manual on [[child rearing]]. He was a founding member of the French Society of [[Eugenics]]. |
Apert authored many works in [[pediatrics]], including an influential manual on [[child rearing]]. He was a founding member of the French Society of [[Eugenics]]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 16 December 2023
Eugène Charles Apert (27 July 1868 – 2 February 1940) was a French pediatrician born in Paris.
He received his doctorate in 1897 and afterwards was associated with the Hôtel-Dieu and Hôpital Saint-Louis. From 1919 until 1934, he worked at the Hôpital des Enfants-Malades in Paris. Pediatrician Jacques-Joseph Grancher (1843–1907) and surgeon Paul Georges Dieulafoy (1839–1911) were important influences on his career. He was also a student of pediatrician Antoine Bernard-Jean Marfan (1858–1942) and collaborated with dermatologist François Henri Hallopeau (1842–1919).
Apert's medical research primarily dealt with genetic diseases and congenital abnormalities. In 1906 he published the case report "De l'acrocéphalosyndactylie" (Acrocephalosyndactyly),[1] documenting several individuals who had congenital malformations of the skull in conjunction with joined fingers. The condition came to be known as Apert syndrome, a syndrome consisting of a triad of disorders; namely, craniosynostosis, syndactyly, and maxillary underdevelopment.
Apert authored many works in pediatrics, including an influential manual on child rearing. He was a founding member of the French Society of Eugenics.
References[edit]
- ^ Who Named It Apert's syndrome
External links[edit]
- Eugène Charles Apert @ Who Named It
- Dermatology Online Journal Apert syndrome
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