Bernard Pertuiset
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Bernard Pertuiset, MD was a French
neurosurgeon, born in Paris
on 28 October 1920.
He spent four years of internship in a service of neurology
at La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
with T. Alajouanine. He got his medical diploma in 1949, writing a thesis on cranioplasty
. He was an assistant of Dr Petit-Dutaillis in La Pitie Hospital neurosurgical service where he developed his career until retirement on 1 October 1990. In 1949-1950, he acted at the Montreal Neurological Institute
as a research fellow in neurophysiology
under the direction of H. Jasper, and also was allowed by W. Penfield to analyze the records of operated epileptic patients and involvement in a paper on bitemporal epilepsy
.
From 1949 to 1990, he wrote, as senior author, 356 papers on all aspects of neurosurgery
. Moreover, he wrote: 4 books on epidermoids (1957), Cranio cerebral topography (1959), Acoustic neuromas (1970) and Ruptured saccular aneurysms (1987). Most of his clinical and fundamental research was devoted to cerebral vascular malformations. He delivered 3 international lectures: Olivecrona in Stockholm
(1981), European in Warsaw
(1986) and at Henrich Kluver in Chicago
(1990).
He developed the profound arterial hypotension technique to make open aneurysmal surgery in a safer way. He developed a neurosurgical service of 90 beds, with a staff
of 2 Associate Professors and 3 neurosurgeons. Co-founders of Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery
.
2000: Died on 29 November
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
neurosurgeon, born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 28 October 1920.
He spent four years of internship in a service of neurology
Neurology
Neurology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the nervous system. Specifically, it deals with the diagnosis and treatment of all categories of disease involving the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their coverings, blood vessels, and all effector tissue,...
at La Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
The Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital is a teaching hospital located in Paris, France. Part of the Assistance publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, it is one of Europe's largest hospitals...
with T. Alajouanine. He got his medical diploma in 1949, writing a thesis on cranioplasty
Cranioplasty
Cranioplasty is a surgical repair of a defect or deformity of a skull. Cranioplasty is almost as ancient as trepanation. There is evidence that Incan surgeons were performing cranioplasty using precious metals and gourds...
. He was an assistant of Dr Petit-Dutaillis in La Pitie Hospital neurosurgical service where he developed his career until retirement on 1 October 1990. In 1949-1950, he acted at the Montreal Neurological Institute
Montreal Neurological Institute
The Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital is an academic medical centre dedicated to neuroscience research, training and clinical care. The Institute is part of McGill University and the Hospital is one of the five teaching hospitals of the McGill University Health Centre, in Montreal,...
as a research fellow in neurophysiology
Neurophysiology
Neurophysiology is a part of physiology. Neurophysiology is the study of nervous system function...
under the direction of H. Jasper, and also was allowed by W. Penfield to analyze the records of operated epileptic patients and involvement in a paper on bitemporal epilepsy
Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures. These seizures are transient signs and/or symptoms of abnormal, excessive or hypersynchronous neuronal activity in the brain.About 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy, and nearly two out of every three new cases...
.
From 1949 to 1990, he wrote, as senior author, 356 papers on all aspects of neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
. Moreover, he wrote: 4 books on epidermoids (1957), Cranio cerebral topography (1959), Acoustic neuromas (1970) and Ruptured saccular aneurysms (1987). Most of his clinical and fundamental research was devoted to cerebral vascular malformations. He delivered 3 international lectures: Olivecrona in Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
(1981), European in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
(1986) and at Henrich Kluver in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
(1990).
He developed the profound arterial hypotension technique to make open aneurysmal surgery in a safer way. He developed a neurosurgical service of 90 beds, with a staff
Employment
Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...
of 2 Associate Professors and 3 neurosurgeons. Co-founders of Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery
Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
.
Chronology
- 1958: Neurochirurgien des Hopitaux de Paris.
- 1961: Assistant Professor of Marcel David.
- 1969: Professor and Chairman.
- 1975-1979: PresidentPresidentA president is a leader of an organization, company, trade union, university, or country.Etymologically, a president is one who presides, who sits in leadership...
of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies. - 1981-1988: Chairman of the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies Liaison Committee organizing an educational course in TaipeiTaipeiTaipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean...
and SeoulSeoulSeoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. - 1990: Retired
2000: Died on 29 November