Alejandro Posadas

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.

Not to be confused with the Colombian conductor Alejandro Posada.
Alejandro Posadas
Born(1870-12-28)December 28, 1870
Saladillo, Buenos Aires Province
DiedNovember 21, 1902(1902-11-21) (aged 31)
Paris, France
NationalityArgentine
Alma materUniversity of Buenos Aires
Scientific career
FieldsAnatomy, surgery, pediatrics, parasitologist
InstitutionsUniversity of Buenos Aires
National University of Quilmes

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".

Further reading
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