He studied medicine at the University of Marburg, as well as the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Akademie für das militärärztliche Bildungswesen (Kaiser-Wilhelm-Academy for Military Physicians). In 1886, he became an obstetrical assistant to Adolf Gusserow (1836-1906) in Berlin, and in 1888 he began work as a lecturer at the University of Berlin. In 1892 he opened a private clinic for obstetrics and gynecological diseases.
Dührssen was a prominent figure in modern German gynecology, being remembered for his pioneer work in surgical practices such as vaginal Caesarean section (vaginalen Kaiserschnitt). He was an advocate of institutional births for all pregnancies, and proposed that pregnant women undergo screening processes to uncover possible difficulties prior to giving birth.
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Dührssen incisions: Incisions made in the cervix as a means of effecting immediate delivery of the fetus.
Selected writingsedit
Geburtshülfliches Vedemecum für Studierende und Ärzte (Gynecological handbook for students and doctors); (1890).
Über Heilung und Verhütung von Frauenkrankheiten (Treatment and prevention of diseases relating to women); (1900).
Die neue Geburtshilfe (Modern obstetrics); (1923).
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alfred, dührssen, march, 1862, october, 1933, german, gynecologist, obstetrician, born, heide, schleswig, holstein, time, part, denmark, 1862, 1933, studied, medicine, university, marburg, well, kaiser, wilhelm, akademie, für, militärärztliche, bildungswesen, . Alfred Duhrssen 23 March 1862 11 October 1933 was a German gynecologist and obstetrician born in Heide Schleswig Holstein at the time part of Denmark Alfred Duhrssen 1862 1933 He studied medicine at the University of Marburg as well as the Kaiser Wilhelm Akademie fur das militararztliche Bildungswesen Kaiser Wilhelm Academy for Military Physicians In 1886 he became an obstetrical assistant to Adolf Gusserow 1836 1906 in Berlin and in 1888 he began work as a lecturer at the University of Berlin In 1892 he opened a private clinic for obstetrics and gynecological diseases Duhrssen was a prominent figure in modern German gynecology being remembered for his pioneer work in surgical practices such as vaginal Caesarean section vaginalen Kaiserschnitt He was an advocate of institutional births for all pregnancies and proposed that pregnant women undergo screening processes to uncover possible difficulties prior to giving birth Associated eponym editDuhrssen incisions Incisions made in the cervix as a means of effecting immediate delivery of the fetus Selected writings editGeburtshulfliches Vedemecum fur Studierende und Arzte Gynecological handbook for students and doctors 1890 Uber Heilung und Verhutung von Frauenkrankheiten Treatment and prevention of diseases relating to women 1900 Die neue Geburtshilfe Modern obstetrics 1923 References editThis article is based on a translation of an equivalent article at the German Wikipedia whose sources include Duhrssen Alfred NDB ADB Deutsche Biographie Mondofacto Dictionary definition of eponym nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a German person in the field of medicine is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alfred Duhrssen amp oldid 1160345910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
