Carl Beck (medic, 1856)
Carl Beck (born April 4, 1856 in Neckargemünd , † June 9, 1911 in Pelham Heights, NY ) was a German-American doctor specializing in surgery .
Life
Carl Beck first studied medicine at the University of Heidelberg , then at the University of Berlin and finally at the University of Jena , where he received his PhD in 1879. med. PhD. He then practiced until 1882 in his native Neckargemünd. He then left Germany and specialized with great success as a surgeon in New York clinics (the German Polyclinic, the West Side German Dispensary and above all in St. Marks Hospital, of which he was president for 25 years); he was also a consulting surgeon for the Hebrew Children's Guardian Society and its orphanage. After all, he was Professor of Surgery at the New York Post-Graduate Medical School, founded in 1882, for 20 years .
Merits
Carl Beck specialized in breast and stomach surgery, especially in the treatment of fractures. He was a pioneer in x-ray imaging of gallstones and in 1895 designed an aseptic design for operating theaters. In 1905 he formed a permanent gastric fistula from the large gastric curvature that was named after him. In addition to medical publications, he also wrote a novella and two other non-medical texts. Beck's hometown Neckargemünd named a street after him in the Hollmuth residential area.
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| SURNAME | Beck, Carl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American physician specializing in surgery |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neckargemünd |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1911 |
| Place of death | Pelham Heights, NY |