Satō Sankichi

Satō Sankichi (佐藤 三吉?, 1857 - June 17, 1947) was a Japanese surgeon and professor.

Biography

He born as the third son of Satō Tadasaburō, member of Ōgaki Domain. In 1871 his father dead, and came up Tokyo by the help of Andō Shukō, and entered the private school run by Shiba Ryōkai (司馬凌海) .

After it he learned surgery under Prof. Scriba, then studied abroad with Aoyama Tanemichi in Germany. In 1887, he installed professor of Imperial University, and medical center director of attached hospital, and in 1918, installed president of University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine. He used an aseptic antisepsis for the internal organ knife for the first time.

In 1921, he installed emeritus professor, in next year selected the member of House of Peers.