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Alejandro Posadas
Born(1870-12-28)December 28, 1870
DiedNovember 21, 1902(1902-11-21) (aged 31)
Paris, France
NationalityArgentine
Alma mater University of Buenos Aires
Scientific career
Fields Anatomy, surgery, pediatrics, parasitologist
Institutions University of Buenos Aires
National University of Quilmes

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

  1. ^ Alejandro Posadas first describes coccidioidomycosis (Taxonomy). Retrieved 2016-01-18
  2. ^ "Hospital Nacional Profesor Dr Alejandro Posadas – hospitales – Morón – Partido de morón – Buenos Aires – Argentina".

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