Robert Liston
British surgeon (1794–1847)
Robert Liston
Robert Liston (28 October 1794 – 7 December 1847) was a Scottish surgeon. Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival. He was the first Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College Hospital in London and performed the first public operation utilising modern anaesthesia in Europe.
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