Sergey Botkin
| Sergey Botkin | |
|---|---|
 Monument to Sergey Botkin in Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| Born |
17 September 1832 Moscow, Russian Empire |
| Died |
24 December 1889 Menton, France |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Fields | medicine |
| Known for |
triage pathological anatomy post mortem |
Sergey Petrovich Botkin (Russian: Серге́й Петро́вич Бо́ткин; 1832–1889) was a famous Russian clinician, therapist, and activist, one of the founders of modern Russian medical science and education. He introduced triage, pathological anatomy, and post mortem diagnostics into Russian medical practice.
Botkin was born on September 5, 1832, in Moscow to the family of famous Russian tea tradesmen. First steps towards education the boy made in the private school of Ennes. In 1850 Botkin was admitted to Moscow State University. In 1855 Sergey Botkin graduated from the university with honors and received a Doctor of Medicine degree. He was immediately sent to Sevastopol, where theatre of war was in full play. There Botkin worked under guidance of Nikolay Pirogov, famous Russian doctor, and deserved a flattering review from his supervisor. When the war ended, Sergey Botkin went abroad to improve his skills. Future medic got professional experience in many famous laboratories and clinics of France and Germany. Upon his return to Russia, Sergey Botkin was invited to work with professor Shipulinsky in the Academy of Medicine and Surgery, and the following year Botkin took Shipulinsky’s position at the age of 29.
In 1860-1861, Sergey Botkin opened a clinical and research laboratory, where first Russian studies in clinical pharmacology and experimental therapy were performed. He was the first to suggest that catarrhal jaundice (hepatitis) was caused by an infection. In early 1860’s, Botkin was assigned as an advising member of medical board of Ministry of Internal Affairs. In 1873 he received the title of the Surgeon in Ordinary to the King (he was the court physician for Tsar Alexander II and Tsar Alexander III. ), and the same year he headed the society of Russian medics in St. Petersburg. In 1886, Botkin headed the Commission of Health of Russia's population to lower the high mortality rates in both peacetine and wartime. Botkin Hospital is named after him.
Sergey Petrovich Botkin died on December 12, 1889, in Menton, France from a liver disease, which was complicated by a heart disease.
Sergey's brother Vasily Botkin was a prominent critic.
References
- Beliaeva, V S (2007). "[Sergeĭ Petrovich Botkin--founder of physiological school in Russian medicine (to 175th anniversary of birthday)]". Экспериментальная и клиническая гастроэнтерология, Experimental & Clinical Gastroenterology (5): 152–154. PMID 18389612.
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