Leonid Rogozov
Male, Person
1934 –
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Who is Leonid Rogozov?
Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov was a Soviet general practitioner who took part in the sixth Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1960–1961. He was the only doctor stationed at the Novolazarevskaya Station and, while there, developed appendicitis, which meant he had to perform an appendectomy on himself, a famous case of self-surgery.
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- Born
- Mar 14, 1934
Chita Oblast - Also known as
- Рогозов, Леонид Иванович
- Nationality
- Russia
- Soviet Union
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on July 23, 2013
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