Pius Brânzeu

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Pius Brânzeu (born January 25, 1911 in Vulcan , Hunedoara County , Romania ; † July 1, 2002 in Timișoara ) was a Romanian surgeon , professor of the Medical and Pharmaceutical University of Victor Babes , head of the surgical clinic of the Regional Directorate for Transport in Timișoara and a member of the Romanian Academy Bucharest .

Live and act

Pius Brânzeu was born in Vulcan, Hunedoara County. His father Nicolae Brânzeu was a Greek Catholic priest and his mother Emilia was a teacher. He spent his childhood in Banat Comloşu Mare and school in Lugoj , where he graduated from the Lyceum "Coriolan Brediceanu".

Pius Brânzeu studied medicine at the University of Strasbourg, France , from 1932 to 1939 . In 1939 he wrote his dissertation on the subject of "Contributions à l'étude anatomo-clinique des artérites oblitérantes croniques" with his doctoral supervisor René Leriche .

surgeon

On December 16, 1940, Pius Brânzeu came to the "Clinic for Surgery Aurel Cândea" ( Romanian: Spitalul Clinic Dr. Aurel Cândea; former citizen's hospital ) in Timișoara. On July 15, 1945 he was appointed lecturer in surgery at the newly founded medical institute. He held this position until 1981. In the period from 1946 to 1976 he was Rector of the Medical and Pharmaceutical University Victor Babes in Timișoara.

With the establishment of the university clinics, Pius Brânzeu became deputy head of the “Clinic for Surgery I” ( Romanian: Clinica de Chirurgie I; former military hospital ) under the direction of Ion Făgărăşanu in 1946 . He then held this position at what was then the New Clinic ( Romanian: Clinicile Noi; today: Municipal Hospital, Romanian: Spitalul Clinic Municipal ) until 1959, when he became head of the "Surgical Clinic of the Regional Directorate for Transport" ( Romanian: Spitalul Clinic CFR Timisoara ) took over and managed it until 1981.

Pius Brânzeu was a corresponding member of the Romanian Academy from 1974 and its full member from 1990.

Publications

  • 1955 - Surgery, Volume I, ( Romanian: Surgery, vol. I ), Editura Medicală
  • 1973 - The responsibility of the doctor and the art of diagnosis ( Romanian: Simțul clinic și arta diagnosticului ), Editura Facla
  • 1977 - Angiography and medical practice ( Romanian: Angiografia în practica medicală ), Editura Facla
  • 1988 - Beyond the scalpel and surgery ( Romanian: Dincolo de bisturiu în chirurgie ), Editura Academiei RSR
  • 1989 - The recovery of Asklepios ( Romanian: Regăsirile lui Asclepios ), Editura Facla
  • 1997 - The great achievements of surgery ( Romanian: Marile performanțe în chirurgie ), Editura de Vest

Memberships

Pius Brânzeu was a member of the following national and international societies:

  • Member of the Romanian Academy
  • International Society for Surgery
  • European Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
  • French Society of Phlebology
  • German Society for Angiology
  • French College of Vascular Pathology
  • International Society for Digestive Surgery
  • Association of Balkan Doctors
  • Romania's delegate to the World Phlebological Association

Prizes and awards

His surgical, scientific and teaching activities have been awarded numerous prizes and medals:

  • 1939 - Louis Sencert Prize for the best surgical work
  • 1964 - Order of Labor III. class
  • 1966 - Scientific Order of Merit III. class
  • 1969 - Honored University Professor
  • 1971 - Order of Health Merit, 1st class
  • 1973 - Meritorious doctor
  • 1996 - Honorary Citizen of Timișoara

See also

literature

  • Thomas Breier: The history of medicine Temeswars 1718–1990. Schrobenhausen 2003

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f Thomas Breier: The history of medicine Temeswars 1718–1990. Schrobenhausen 2003
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personal data
SURNAME Brânzeu, Pius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian surgeon, member of the Romanian Academy
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Vulcan (Hunedoara) , Hunedoara County , Romania
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 2002
Place of death Timișoara