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Prof. Ioan Jianu: founding member of SICOT
12nd Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, danvpoenaru@gmail.com.
Abstract:
At the beginning of the twentieth century, Romania witnessed the rise of some brilliant doctors. One of them was Prof. Ioan Jianu, also known in the scientific world as Jean Jiano, whose career was dedicated to medicine and training young generations of doctors. He was one of the founding members of SICOT, at the first meeting held in 1929 at the Hotel de Crillon in Paris, representing Romania. He was a main figure in Romanian surgery, pioneering in the fields of traumatology, reconstructive and plastic surgery and also showing interest in replantation surgery. He also founded the first laboratory of experimental surgery in Romania and two professional associations.