Offers a chronology and an outline of this French army surgeon's life and work. Find out about his education, patronage, religion, and research.

Surgeon realized that cauterization with boiling oil actually made things worse for the patient and came up with new ways of treating wounds.

Profile overviews the medical advances made by this barber-surgeon who spent most of his life working in the army.

Access a biography of this French army field surgeon who made advances in the treatment of the wounded and in using prosthetic devices.