Robert Liston
Scottish surgeon (1794-1847) · Doctors · Died at 53
Robert Liston 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.
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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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Deceased
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Lived 1794 to 1847 · aged 53
