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Sir Thomas Bryant

Born  1828
Died  1914

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British surgeon, born May 26, 1828, Kennington; died December 30, 1914.

Biography of Sir Thomas Bryant

Thomas Bryant became a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1853. He was a surgeon and lecturer in surgery at Guy’s Hospital. Besides his eponyms, he is remembered for having devised an operation for lumbar colostomy. He held several honourable positions and memberships.

Bibliography

  • A manual for the practice of surgery. 3rd edition, London, 1878.
  • The diseases and injuries of the joints, clinical and pathological observations; clinical surgery. Parts I-VIII.
  • The diseases of the breast, Villous and other diseases of the rectum.

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