Emil Theodor Kocher

Emil Theodor Kocher
Emil Theodor Kocher
Born(1841-08-25)25 August 1841
Bern, Switzerland
Died27 July 1917(1917-07-27) (aged 75)
Known forDeveloper of Thyroid surgery
Medical career
ProfessionSurgeon
InstitutionsUniversity of Bern
Sub-specialtiesThyroid surgery
AwardsNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1909)

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.[1][2] 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.

He 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.[3]

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