Image Based Question – 67619

Surgeon depicted in Photograph is known as

A. Father of Surgery

B. Fatherof Modern Surgery

C. Fatherof Indian Surgery

D. Father of MRI

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Ans is A Father of Surgery

Surgeon depicted in the image is Joseph Lister

Joseph Lister

• He was a British surgeon and a pioneer of antiseptic surgery.

• Lister successfully introduced carbolic acid (now known as phenol) to sterilise surgical instruments and to clean wounds.

• Lister’s work led to a reduction in post-operative infections and made surgery safer for patients, distinguishing himself as the “father of modern surgery”