Gavriil Ilizarov

Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov
Гавриил Абрамович Илизаров
Ilizarov in 1991
Born(1921-06-15)15 June 1921
Białowieża, Białystok Voivodeship, Poland
Died24 July 1992(1992-07-24) (aged 71)
Kurgan, Kurgan Oblast, Russian Federation
EducationCrimea Medical School
Known forIlizarov apparatus for lengthening limb bones
Medical career
ProfessionSurgeon, Physician
InstitutionsKNIIEKOT
Sub-specialtiesOrthopedic surgery
Awards
Lenin Prize (1979)

Gavriil Abramovich Ilizarov (Russian: Гавриил Абрамович Илизаров; 15 June 1921 – 24 July 1992) was a Soviet physician, known for inventing the Ilizarov apparatus for lengthening limb bones and for the method of surgery named after him, the Ilizarov surgery.

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