This article is about the surgeon. For the British diplomat, see Robert Liston (diplomat). For the clergyman, see Robert Liston (minister).
Robert Liston
Liston, 1847 portrait by Samuel John Stump
Born
(1794-10-28)28 October 1794
Ecclesmachan, West Lothian, Scotland
Died
7 December 1847(1847-12-07) (aged 53)
London, England
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh Medical School
Scientific career
Fields
Surgery
Robert ListonFRCSE, FRCS, FRS (28 October 1794 – 7 December 1847)[1] was a British surgeon. Liston was noted for his speed and skill in an era prior to anaesthetics, when speed made a difference in terms of pain and survival.[2][3] He was the first Professor of Clinical Surgery at University College Hospital in London and performed the first public operation utilizing modern anaesthesia in Europe.
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