Alexander Alexandrovich Vishnevsky

Alexander Alexandrovich Vishnevsky
Russia, 2006. Envelope with commemorative stamp (EWCS) № 155. 100 birth anniversary A. A. Vishnevsky, a surgeon. First day of issue postmark 05/29/2006 Moscow, Central Post Office.
Born	(1906-05-24)May 24, 1906 Kazan
Died	December 19, 1975(1975-12-19) (aged 69) Moscow
Nationality	Soviet
Occupation	Surgeon
Known for	First conducted a cardiac surgery under the local anesthesia
Relatives	Alexandr Vasilyevich Vishnevsky
Medical career
Notable works	Elaborated the new methods for treating gunshot wounds
Notable prizes	Hero of Socialist Labor

Alexander Alexandrovich Vishnevsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Алекса́ндрович Вишне́вский, May 24 [O.S. May 11] 1906, Kazan – December 19, 1975, Moscow) was a Soviet surgeon, member of the Academy of Medical Sciences of the USSR (1953), honoured worker of science of the RSFSR (1956), Colonel General of Medical Corps (1966), and a Hero of Socialist Labor (1966). Vishnevsky first conducted a cardiac surgery under the local anesthesia (1953).

A son of Alexandr Vasilyevich Vishnevsky, he elaborated the new methods for treating gunshot wounds treatment on the Eastern Front of World War II, such as using leeches to remove shrapnel. Later he was awarded several Soviet and foreign awards and prizes.

Works

• Selected works on surgery and adjacent branches, vol. 1–2 (Избранные работы по хирургии и пограничным областям. Т. 1–2. М., 1970)
• Surgeon's Diary. The Great Patriotic War 1941–1945, 2nd ed. (Дневник хирурга. Великая Отечественная война 1941–1945 гг. Изд. 2-е. М., 1970)

References

• Советская военная энциклопедия, том 2
• Great Soviet Encyclopedia