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|name = Ramón Castroviejo Briones
|name = Ramón Castroviejo
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|caption = Ramon Castroviejo in 1928
|caption = Ramon Castroviejo in 1928
|birth_date = August 24, 1904
|birth_date = August 24, 1904
|birth_place = [[Logroño]], [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]], [[Spain]]
|birth_place = [[Logroño]], [[La Rioja (Spain)|La Rioja]], [[Spain]]
|death_date = January 2, 1987
|death_date = January 2, 1987 (aged 82)
|death_place = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
|death_place = [[Madrid]], [[Spain]]
|profession = Ophthalmologist
|profession = Ophthalmologist
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|research_field = [[Corneal transplantation]]
|research_field = [[Corneal transplantation]]
|known_for = Improving corneal transplantation technique
|known_for = Improving corneal transplantation technique
|years_active = 1927-1975
|years_active = 1927–1975
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'''Ramón Castroviejo Briones''' (1904–1987) was a famous Spanish and American eye surgeon remembered for his achievements in [[corneal transplantation]].
'''Ramón Castroviejo Briones''' (1904–1987) was a Spanish and American eye surgeon remembered for his achievements in [[corneal transplantation]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Logroño]], Spain he received his medical education at the [[Complutense University of Madrid|University of Madrid]]. He graduated in 1927 and worked at the Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital and the [[Mayo Clinic]] before, in 1931, he came to [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital|Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center]] in New York. He became the director of Ophthalmology at [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center|St. Vincent's Hospital]] before he opened his own hospital when he bought the [[Hammond House (New York, New York)|Hammond House]]. After his retirement he moved to Madrid where he died.
Born in [[Logroño]], Spain he received his medical education at the [[Complutense University of Madrid|University of Madrid]]. He graduated in 1927 and worked at the Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital and the [[Mayo Clinic]] before, in 1931, he came to [[NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital|Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center]] in New York. He became the director of Ophthalmology at [[Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center|St. Vincent's Hospital]] before he opened his own hospital when he bought the [[Hammond House (New York, New York)|Hammond House]]. After his retirement he moved to Madrid where he died.<ref name=nyt-1987-01-05>{{Cite news|date=1987-01-05|title=Ramon Castroviejo, 82, Developer of Cornea Transplant Procedures|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/01/05/obituaries/ramon-castroviejo-82-developer-of-cornea-transplant-procedures.html|access-date=2024-02-12|work=The New York Times|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


==Achievements==
==Achievements==
While not being the first to successfully graft human cornea, he improved the technique of the operation in the 1930s and 1940s, prompting the worldwide adoption of corneal transplantation as a standard way to deal with severe corneal pathology. His [[keratoplasty]] technique remained standard until more efficient suture materials became available.<!--
While not being the first to successfully graft human cornea, he improved the technique of the operation in the 1930s and 1940s, prompting the worldwide adoption of corneal transplantation as a standard way to deal with severe corneal pathology. His [[keratoplasty]] technique remained standard until more efficient suture materials became available.<!--
--><ref name="DeVoe 1987">«[http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1298761 RAMON CASTROVIEJO, md]» by Arthur Gerard DeVoe; Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1987; 85: 6-8.</ref>
--><ref name="DeVoe 1987">«[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1298761/ RAMON CASTROVIEJO, md]» by Arthur Gerard DeVoe; Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1987; 85: 6-8.</ref>


Castroviejo designed the Castroviejo [[needle holder]], an instrument used in eye, dental and other forms of [[microsurgery]].
Castroviejo designed the Castroviejo [[needle holder]], an instrument used in eye, dental and other forms of [[microsurgery]].
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== Books, articles by Castroviejo ==
== Books, articles by Castroviejo ==
* [http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014XUN04 Atlas of Keratectomy and Keratoplasty]. Ramon Castroviejo. 446 pages. Published by W.B. SAUNDERS COMPANY in 1966.
* [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0014XUN04 Atlas of Keratectomy and Keratoplasty]. Ramon Castroviejo. 446 pages. Published by W.B. SAUNDERS COMPANY in 1966.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.corneasociety.org/history.cfm Cornea Society] - previously known as Castroviejo Cornea Society.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110725195402/http://www.corneasociety.org/history.cfm Cornea Society] - previously known as Castroviejo Cornea Society.
* [http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/exposiciones/irc/cvitae.pdf Curriculum Vitae] at the Madrid University website
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110609063607/http://www.ucm.es/BUCM/exposiciones/irc/cvitae.pdf Curriculum Vitae] at the Madrid University website
* [http://squintmaster.com/Great%20Ophthalomologist.htm The 10 most influential ophthalmologists in the 20th century, squintmaster.com]

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| DATE OF DEATH =January 2, 1987
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Revision as of 03:09, 15 September 2024

Ramón Castroviejo
Ramon Castroviejo in 1928
Born
Ramón Castroviejo Briones

August 24, 1904
Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
DiedJanuary 2, 1987 (aged 82)
Madrid, Spain
Years active1927–1975
Known forImproving corneal transplantation technique
Medical career
ProfessionOphthalmologist
ResearchCorneal transplantation

Ramón Castroviejo Briones (1904–1987) was a Spanish and American eye surgeon remembered for his achievements in corneal transplantation.

Biography

Born in Logroño, Spain he received his medical education at the University of Madrid. He graduated in 1927 and worked at the Chicago Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital and the Mayo Clinic before, in 1931, he came to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. He became the director of Ophthalmology at St. Vincent's Hospital before he opened his own hospital when he bought the Hammond House. After his retirement he moved to Madrid where he died.[1]

Achievements

While not being the first to successfully graft human cornea, he improved the technique of the operation in the 1930s and 1940s, prompting the worldwide adoption of corneal transplantation as a standard way to deal with severe corneal pathology. His keratoplasty technique remained standard until more efficient suture materials became available.[2]

Castroviejo designed the Castroviejo needle holder, an instrument used in eye, dental and other forms of microsurgery.

See also

  • Vladimir Filatov - a Soviet contemporary of Castroviejo that was also a pioneer in corneal transplantation.

Books, articles by Castroviejo

References

  1. ^ "Ramon Castroviejo, 82, Developer of Cornea Transplant Procedures". The New York Times. 1987-01-05. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-12.
  2. ^ «RAMON CASTROVIEJO, md» by Arthur Gerard DeVoe; Trans Am Ophthalmol Soc. 1987; 85: 6-8.
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