FRANCISCO MONTBRUN (1913-2007): OUTSTANDING VENEZUELAN ANATOMIST
Francisco Montbrun(1913-2007), anoutstanding anatomist, was Professor of anatomy for 64 years at the Universidad Central de Venezuela from 1937 to 2001, a founder of the J.M. Vargas Medical School and its Human Anatomy Department in 1960. A renowned surgeon, he worked at Hospital Vargas in Caracas...
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Asociación Argentina de Anatomía Clínica,
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| Summary: | Francisco Montbrun(1913-2007), anoutstanding anatomist, was Professor of anatomy for 64 years at the Universidad Central de Venezuela from 1937 to 2001, a founder of the J.M. Vargas Medical School and its Human Anatomy Department in 1960. A renowned surgeon, he worked at Hospital Vargas in Caracas and was a Professor of surgery for 23 years at Facultad de Medicina. He trained several generations of physicians, surgeons, and university professors. Montbrun was appointed honorary professor and held important management, representative and administrative positions at Universidad Central de Venezuela and the Venezuelan government. He wrote textbooks of anatomy and neuroanatomy, published research papers, and introduced surgical techniques in Venezuela. During his extensive and productive public, medical and academic career,Montbrun received multiple awards and acknowledgements. He was a Numerary Member of the National Academy of Medicine. |
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