Heinrich Fritsch
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Heinrich Fritsch was a German gynecologist and obstetrician who was a native of Halle an der Saale.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Tübingen, Würzburg
and Halle, where in 1869 he earned his medical doctorate. Afterwards he remained at Halle as an assistant at the clinic of obstetrics
under Robert Michaelis von Olshausen
(1835-1915). In 1877 he became an associate professor, and in 1882 was a professor and director of the obstetrical clinic at Breslau. From 1893 to 1910 he was a professor at the University of Bonn
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Fritsch was a highly regarded surgeon and teacher, who is credited for training an entire generation of acclaimed gynecologists, that included physicians such as Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel
(1862-1909). In 1894 he provided an early description of "Asherman's syndrome
", and his name is associated with "Fritsch's manipulation", an obstetric compression technique used for controlling bleeding. In 1877 with Hermann Fehling
(1847-1925), he founded the gynecological journal Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie.
He studied medicine at the Universities of Tübingen, Würzburg
University of Würzburg
The University of Würzburg is a university in Würzburg, Germany, founded in 1402. The university is a member of the distinguished Coimbra Group.-Name:...
and Halle, where in 1869 he earned his medical doctorate. Afterwards he remained at Halle as an assistant at the clinic of obstetrics
Obstetrics
Obstetrics is the medical specialty dealing with the care of all women's reproductive tracts and their children during pregnancy , childbirth and the postnatal period...
under Robert Michaelis von Olshausen
Robert Michaelis von Olshausen
Robert Michaelis von Olshausen was a German obstetrician and gynecologist who was a native of Kiel. In 1857 he earned his doctorate from Königsberg, and subsequently was a medical assistant in Berlin and Halle an der Saale...
(1835-1915). In 1877 he became an associate professor, and in 1882 was a professor and director of the obstetrical clinic at Breslau. From 1893 to 1910 he was a professor at the University of Bonn
University of Bonn
The University of Bonn is a public research university located in Bonn, Germany. Founded in its present form in 1818, as the linear successor of earlier academic institutions, the University of Bonn is today one of the leading universities in Germany. The University of Bonn offers a large number...
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Fritsch was a highly regarded surgeon and teacher, who is credited for training an entire generation of acclaimed gynecologists, that included physicians such as Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel
Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel
Hermann Johannes Pfannenstiel was a German gynecologist who was a native of Berlin.In 1885 he received his doctorate in Berlin and afterwards worked as a hospital assistant in Posen. Later he moved to Breslau, where in 1896 he became an associate professor...
(1862-1909). In 1894 he provided an early description of "Asherman's syndrome
Asherman's syndrome
Asherman's syndrome , also called "uterine synechiae" or intrauterine adhesions , presents a condition characterized by the presence of adhesions and/or fibrosis within the uterine cavity due to scars...
", and his name is associated with "Fritsch's manipulation", an obstetric compression technique used for controlling bleeding. In 1877 with Hermann Fehling
Hermann Fehling (physician)
Hermann Johannes Karl Fehling was a German obstetrician and gynecologist who was a native of Stuttgart. He was the son of the chemist Hermann von Fehling ....
(1847-1925), he founded the gynecological journal Zentralblatt für Gynäkologie.
Selected publications
- Die Lageveränderungen der Gebärmutter, (Position Changes of the Uterus) 1880; In BillrothTheodor BillrothChristian Albert Theodor Billroth was a German-born Austrian surgeon and amateur musician....
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's Handbuch der Allgemeinen und Speciellen Chirurgie. - Die Krankheiten der Frauen, (Diseases of Women), 1881; 12th edition, 1910; translated into English, French, Italian, and Russian.
- Grundzüge der Pathologie und Therapie des Wochenbetts, (Pathological Features and Treatment of Post-Natal Conditions), 1884; translated into French and Russian.
- Gerichtsärztliche Geburtshilfe, (Forensic Medical Obstetrics), 1901.