| Birth date | December 28, 1870 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Saladillo, Buenos Aires Province |
| Death date | November 21, 1902 (aged 31) |
| Death place | Paris, France |
| Fields | Anatomy, surgery, pediatrics, parasitologist |
| Workplaces | University of Buenos Aires National University of Quilmes |
| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
Alejandro Posadas (December 28, 1870 – November 21, 1902) was an Argentine physician and surgeon specializing in pediatric surgery. He was the first person to film an operation and brought the first x-ray to the country of Argentina.
Posadas was the first person to describe coccidioidomycosis (later known as Posadas Disease) and Coccidioides posadasii was named after him.[1]
A victim of tuberculosis, he died while studying in France in 1902 at the age of 31.
Legacy
Hospital Nacional Dr. Alejandro Posadas in Moron, Argentina, is named after him.[2]
References
- ^ Alejandro Posadas first describes coccidioidomycosis (Taxonomy). Retrieved 2016-01-18
- ^ "Hospital Nacional Profesor Dr Alejandro Posadas – hospitales – Morón – Partido de morón – Buenos Aires – Argentina"
Further reading
- "Dr. Alejandro Posadas". Biografías de médicos. Ediciones Médicas. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-18.