Joseph Récamier

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Joseph-Claude-Anthelme Récamier (November 6, 1774 - June 28, 1852) was a French gynecologist who was born near Belley in the department of Ain. For much of his professional career he was associated with the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, where in 1806 he became chief physician. He was also a professor with the Faculté de médecine and the Collège de France.

Récamier is credited with the popularization of several instruments in gynecological medicine, including the curette, vaginal speculum and the uterine sound. In his 1829 treatise Recherches sur le traitement du cancer, he coined the term "metastasis" as a definition for the spread of cancer.

Associated eponym:
Récamier's operation: Curettage of the uterus.

[edit] Selected writings

Recherches sur le traitement du cancer (Research on Treatment of Cancer); 1829.
Recherches sur le traitement du cholera-morbus (Research on Treatment of Cholera); 1832.