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Maximilian Stern
b. 1878
A pioneering American urologist, he is remembered for helping shape early endoscopic surgery and for developing the Stern resectoscope in the 1920s. His writing reflects the practical, hands-on medical thinking of his era.
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Surgery, with Special Reference to Podiatry
by Maximilian Stern, Edward Adams
About the author
Maximilian Stern was an American physician and medical author, born in 1878 and educated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia in New York City, where he received his medical degree in 1900.
He is best known in the history of urology for developing the Stern resectoscope, an instrument he presented in 1926 that became important in early transurethral surgery. Later in life, he moved much of his practice to southern Florida, while continuing to work on a limited basis in New York until 1937.
For readers encountering his books today, Stern stands out less as a literary figure than as a doctor writing from direct professional experience. His work offers a window into early 20th-century surgical practice and the evolving field of urology.