Vincenz Czerny (* 19 November 1842 in Trautenau, "† 3 October 1916 in Heidelberg) was a German surgeon.

Life

It studied medicine at the Karl Ferdinand university in Prague, where it followed the Corps Austria. Czerny continued its study at the University of Vienna with Professor Thus it acquired itself broad scientific training. There it habilitierte as internalist with summa cum laude and became an assistant of the famous Chirugen Theodor Billroth. Czerny undertook numerous attempts to the esophagus and laryngeal surgery. After its Habilitation for the subject surgery that followed, from Billroth obtained call as a surgical full professor to the University of Freiburg. In the year 1877 he, as a successor of Professor Simon, transferred the chair for surgery to Heidelberg as well as the line of the surgical hospital also over 120 beds. Under its line this gained substantially size and significance. Into its term of office the development of first full arcose forms and the Asepsis falls. Its intensive experimental program essentially served the wissentschaftlichen development of a practical Chirugie. It described numerous standard operations at esophagus, stomach and Urogenitaltrakt as well as in the operational woman medicine. During its activity it seized the plan to establish for the cancer patients its own welfare and care place. At the same time it wanted to create scientific Forschungsinstitut, in order to be able to investigate the different cancer forms "under a roof " better. Starting from 1901 it recruited against numerous difficulties for its idea. In the year 1902 he became a pro rector of the university.

1906 it stepped back around itself completely the structure from him created "Institut for experimental cancer research " to dedicate, who became the institution for forerunner of the today's German cancer research center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg. It existence from welfare and an institute for care for 47 cancer patient, "the Samariterhaus ", and two scientific departments. For the line of the biological department, at which from 1907 to 1911 also Ludwik Hirszfeld worked, it could win the Serologen Emil baron von Dungern, until these 1913 even as the line of an institute for cancer at the clinical center in Hamburg Eppendorf became to appoint.

With this idea to bring basic research and hospital together under a roof Czerny opened the research range of the experimental cancer research. 1908 he became a president of the again created "international combination for cancer research ".

The annual reports justified by it are to today standard in the Heidelberger hospital.

Czerny died in the year 1916 at the consequences of a radiation-induced leukaemia.

Nachleben

"The German society for and Onkologie "writes "the Vincenz Czerny price for Onkologie "since 1979 annually out for the best scientific work, which concerns itself with clinical, experimental or theoretical questions of the Onkologie.

See also

• History of the medicine
• List of the important medical profession and physicians

Related links

• Documents to '' Institut for experimental Krebstforschung '' from the Internet presentation of the exhibition '' Jews at the University of Heidelberg ''
• Statute of the Vincenz Czerny price

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