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Maximilian Stern
b. 1878
A pioneering New York urologist and medical author, he helped advance minimally invasive prostate surgery with the resectoscope he introduced in 1926. His writing also extended to podiatric surgery, including a major textbook coauthored with Edward Adams.
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Surgery, with special reference to podiatry
by Maximilian Stern, Edward Adams
About the author
Born in 1878, Maximilian Stern earned his medical degree from the Physicians and Surgeons College of Columbia in New York City in 1900. He built his career as a urological surgeon, serving at several New York hospitals and later practicing in Florida.
Stern is best known for developing the Stern resectoscope, an instrument that helped establish transurethral surgery for prostate conditions. He presented the device in 1926 and continued publishing on urology and podiatric medicine throughout his career.
His book Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry, written with Edward Adams, reflects his broad surgical interests. Stern died on January 21, 1946.