Calrice di Durisio
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Calrice di Durisio was an Italian physician
and surgeon
in the 15th century.
She was educated at the University of Salerno
and belonged to the minority of female students of her time period. She specialized in the diseases of the eye.
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
and surgeon
Surgeon
In medicine, a surgeon is a specialist in surgery. Surgery is a broad category of invasive medical treatment that involves the cutting of a body, whether human or animal, for a specific reason such as the removal of diseased tissue or to repair a tear or breakage...
in the 15th century.
She was educated at the University of Salerno
University of Salerno
The University of Salerno is a university located in Salerno, Italy. It is organized in 10 Faculties.-History:Salerno, a city in which, as Michelet said, “emperors, kings, popes, and the richest barons all had their own doctor”, developed during the Middle Ages around its prestigious School of...
and belonged to the minority of female students of her time period. She specialized in the diseases of the eye.