Theodor Kocher(1841–1917)
MedicineEmil Theodor Kocher was a Swiss physician and medical researcher who received the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work in the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid. Among his many accomplishments are the introduction and promotion of aseptic surgery and scientific methods in surgery, specifically reducing the mortality of thyroidectomies below 1% in his operations.
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Major Awards
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Publications
91
Citations
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Awards & Recognition
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
1909for his work on the physiology, pathology and surgery of the thyroid gland
IndependentMost Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#2
Purification and characterization of a major phosphatidylserine-binding phosphoprotein from human platelets.
Biochemical Journal(1990)
44
citations
Recent Publications
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Purification and characterization of a major phosphatidylserine-binding phosphoprotein from human platelets.
Biochemical Journal1990
44citations
Open AccessThe Properdin System
The Lancet1956
47citations
Text-Book of Operative Surgery
The Indian medical gazette1911
0citations
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
Education
University of Bern
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2025)
KK
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Gruber Prize in Neuroscience (2024)
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Victor Ambros
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
GR
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
DW
Drew Weissman
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2023)
SP
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
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