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Overview
Ambroise Pare is a surgery specialist at Hotel-Dieu Hospital. Based in Paris.
For Patients
- Pioneered 2 medical techniques including Arterial ligature in surgery and Modern wound treatment
- Based at Hotel-Dieu Hospital in Paris, France
Biography
Ambroise Pare was a French surgeon considered the father of modern surgery. He replaced cauterization with ligatures for amputations and developed numerous surgical instruments and prosthetic devices.
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Legacy Timeline
The life and contributions of Ambroise Pare
1545
Replaced cauterization with ligatures
Demonstrated that tying blood vessels was superior to cauterizing with boiling oil
1575
Published collected surgical works
Published his comprehensive surgical treatises, transforming surgical practice