Martin Zindler
Martin Zindler (born April 28, 1920 in Strausberg near Berlin ; † June 14, 2020 ) was a German physician and professor of anesthesiology . He was considered a pioneer of experimental anesthesia.
Life
Zindler studied medicine at the University of Wroclaw and the University of Hamburg and in 1949 at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich with a thesis from the surgery to Dr. med. PhD. He received his training as an anesthetist, at that time not feasible in Germany, from Robert Dunnig Dripps at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia . At the Surgical Clinic of the Medical Academy in Düsseldorf (Head: Ernst Derra ), Zindler developed the anesthesiology and in 1955 carried out the first surface hypothermia for cardiac operations with interrupted circulation in continental Europe. In 1958, Zindler received his habilitation at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf with a study on artificial hypothermia in cardiac operations. From 1966 until his retirement in 1987 he was full professor of anesthesiology at the same university.
In 1953 he was one of the founders of the German Society for Anesthesia (DGAI), was the third president of this new specialist society from 1956 to 1959 and headed the DGAI's committee for specialist training for ten years. For his services he was awarded the "Heinrich-Braun-Medal" of the DGAI.
The Zindler house at Himmelgeister Landstrasse 171 in Düsseldorf- Himmelgeist was built in 1967 for Martin Zindler based on designs by Paul Schneider-Esleben .
Awards
- 1995: Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Web links
- History of the Chair of Anaesthesiology at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf ( Memento from April 20, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- Prof. Dr. Martin Zindler on his 100th birthday
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rolf Rossaint, Götz Geldner: BDA-News: We mourn Prof. Dr. med. Martin Zindler. Professional Association of German Anesthetists, June 17, 2020, accessed on June 23, 2020 .
- ↑ Biographical data from Martin Zindler in: Who is who? 39th edition (2000/2001). Schmidt-Römhild, Lübeck 2000, ISBN 3-7950-2029-8 , p. 1579.
- ^ A b Petra Spielberg: "Martin Zindler: Pioneer of Experimental Anesthesia" In: Dtsch Arztebl 2020; 117 (19): A-1013 / B-853, accessed June 27, 2020
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zindler, Martin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German medic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 28, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Strausberg near Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 14, 2020 |