Robert Liston
Scottish surgeon
Died when: 53 years 40 days (637 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Robert Liston FRCSE, FRCS, FRS (28 October 1794 – 7 December 1847) was a British surgeon.Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival.
He was the first Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College Hospital in London and performed the first public operation utilizing modern anaesthesia in Europe.
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