Nikolay Sklifosovsky

Nikolai Vasilyevich Sklifosovsky (Russian: Николай Васильевич Склифосовский; 6 April [O.S. 25 March] 1836 — 13 December [O.S. 30 November] 1904) was a Russian surgeon and physiologist of Moldavian origin. He was born near the town of Dubasari, which is now in Transnistria. Sklifosovsky was a professor of medicine in Saint Petersburg, Kiev, and Moscow. He was a founder of the «Clinical Town» at Devichye Pole.

Nikolay Vasilyevich Sklifosovsky
Sklifosovsky in 1899
Born(1836-03-25)March 25, 1836[1]
Dubăsari, Russian Empire[1]
DiedNovember 30, 1904(1904-11-30) (aged 68)[1]
near Poltava, Russian Empire[1]
EducationDoctor of Science (1863)[1]
Alma materImperial Moscow University (1859)
Known forfirst application of the aseptic method in surgery;
first use of local anesthesia
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsImperial Moscow University
ThesisAbout the bloody tumor (О кровяной околоматочной опухоли)[1]

Legacy
young Sklifosovsky on a 2012 stamp of Transnistria

The Moscow Institute of Emergency First Aid, often abbreviated as Sklif, bears his name since 1923.[1] In 2001, the Central Bank of Transnistria minted a silver coin honoring this native of today's Transnistria, as part of a series of memorable coins called The Outstanding People of Pridnestrovie.

References
  1. Склифосовский Николай Васильевич. Moscow State University


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