Ambroise Paré (1510 to 1590): a surgeon centuries ahead of his time.

Ambroise Pare and His Times, 1510—1590

"Labor improbus omnia vincit"; Ambroise Paré and sixteenth century child care.

Ambroise Paré (1510-1590) is regarded as one of the greatest surgeons who ever lived. In the sixteenth century, through his example and his writings, Paré did more than anybody else to raise the previously poor reputation of surgery "to one of dignity and esteem." He significantly influenced the surgical management of wounds, especially those produced by gunshot. However, he wrote widely on oth...

Contribution to the Treatment of Scoliosis

The purpose of this study is to summarize the treatment options for scoliosis and spine deformities from Antiquity through Medieval Times up to the Renaissance. Furthermore, it is to present the contribution of “the Father of Modern Surgery”, Ambroise Paré (1510-1590), to this field. Paré was a distinguished surgeon of the Renaissance with many contributions to surgery, including war trauma, ob...

Ambroise Paré's accounts of new methods for treating gunshot wounds and burns.

In 1537, France was at war with the Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V, for the third time. The French expedition into Piedmont went to relieve the siege of Turin and occupy territory whose title was disputed by François I, the French king. The commander of the French infantry sent into northern Italy was the Marshal de Montejan, and he was accompanied by a young French surgeon, Ambroise Paré. Paré ...

Ambroise Paré (1510-1590): surgeon and obstetrician of the Renaissance.

Ambroise Pare's life spanned most of the sixteenth century. He was born in a village near Laval in Maine, to a chest maker. After an apprenticeship to a barber-surgeon in Angers from the age of 15, he spent four years (1532-36) as surgical dresser at the Hotel Dieu in Paris. Sylvius was one of his teachers. He qualified as a master barber-surgeon in 1541 and was admitted to the Royal College of...