Rafael Joseph Czerwiakowski - the father of Polish surgery
1Jagiellonian University Medical College, UI Kopernika 7, 31-034 Krakow, Poland.
Vesalius : Acta Internationales Historiae Medicinae
|September 25, 2004
Abstract:
Rafael Joseph Czerwiakowski was the first professor of Surgery in Poland. He studied in Padua and Bologna and visited France and Germany before his appointment in 1779. He taught anatomy and surgery and collected many surgical instruments. He is also remembered for writings on surgery. This article briefly reviews his life and work.
