Biography
Dr.Georgi Konstantinov Hakanov
Also known as: Georgi Hakanov, Dr. Hakanov
1851 – 28 May 1899 · born: Kazanlak
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Physicians from KazanlakSurgeonsPhysicians in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)Physicians Born in the 19th Century
Bulgarian surgeon, a pioneer of bone and oncological surgery in Bulgaria, and a participant in the Russo-Turkish War and the Serbo-Bulgarian War.
Georgi Konstantinov Hakanov was born in 1851 in Kazanlak. He studied at secondary school and medicine in Bucharest, graduating as the top student of his class and defending a doctoral thesis on Bright's disease. He was a member of the Bulgarian reading club "Bratska Lyubov" ("Fraternal Love") in Bucharest. He worked in private practice in Kazanlak and Stara Zagora. In 1875 he performed in Kazanlak what was probably the first systematic surgical operation in Bulgaria – an amputation under chloroform anesthesia. During the Russo-Turkish War he worked in the Russian wartime hospital in Tarnovo. After the Liberation he served as town and district physician in Stara Zagora and Plovdiv, and in 1884 he was a deputy and chairman of the Provincial Assembly of Eastern Rumelia. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War he was a physician at the front with the Peshtera Detachment. From 1892 to 1898 he was director of the Alexander Hospital. He was the son-in-law of Ivan St. Geshov and a close friend of Ivan Vazov. He was the personal physician of Prince Ferdinand. He died on 28 May 1899 in Paris, drowned in the River Seine.
Main contributions
- Probably the first systematic surgical operation in Bulgaria – an amputation under chloroform anesthesia (1875)
- Pioneer in bone surgery and in the removal of benign and malignant neoplasms at the Alexander Hospital
- Director of the Alexander Hospital (1892–1898) and organizer of courses for nurses
- Contributions to the development of the Bulgarian Red Cross
- Member of the 5th, 6th and 7th Higher Supreme Medical Council
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Dr. Georgi Hakanov born?
Dr. Georgi Konstantinov Hakanov was born in 1851 in Kazanlak. He attended gymnasium and studied medicine in Bucharest, where he graduated as the top student of his class.
What is Dr. Georgi Hakanov known for?
Dr. Georgi Hakanov was a Bulgarian surgeon and a pioneer of bone and oncological surgery in Bulgaria. In 1875 in Kazanlak, he performed what was probably the first systematic surgical operation in the country: an amputation under chloroform anesthesia.
Where did Dr. Georgi Hakanov work?
Dr. Georgi Hakanov worked in private practice in Kazanlak and Stara Zagora, and during the Russo-Turkish War at the wartime Russian hospital in Tarnovo. After the Liberation, he was a city and district physician in Stara Zagora and Plovdiv, and from 1892 to 1898 he was the director of the Alexandrovska Hospital.
In which wars did Dr. Georgi Hakanov take part?
Dr. Georgi Hakanov took part in the Russo-Turkish War, during which he worked at the wartime Russian hospital in Tarnovo. During the Serbo-Bulgarian War, he was a physician at the front with the Peshtera Detachment.
What were Dr. Georgi Hakanov's contributions?
Dr. Georgi Hakanov was a pioneer in bone surgery and in the removal of benign and malignant tumors at the Alexandrovska Hospital. He organized courses for nurses, contributed to the development of the Bulgarian Red Cross, and was a member of the 5th, 6th, and 7th Supreme Medical Council.
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- Dr. Sava Mirkov15 June 1850 – 9 August 1927
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