Ottokar Chiari
Physician, Deceased Person
1853 – 1918
Who was Ottokar Chiari?
Ottokar Chiari was an Austrian laryngologist and professor at the University of Vienna who was a native of Prague.
At Vienna he was an assistant to Leopold von Schrötter, and later succeeded Karl Stoerk as director of the laryngological clinic. He was the son of gynecologist Johann Baptist Chiari, and a younger brother to pathologist Hans Chiari.
Ottokar Chiari was a specialist in the field of rhinolaryngology, and is credited for advancing new surgical procedures at the laryngological clinic in Vienna. In 1912 he introduced the transethmoid trans-sphenoid operation.
In 1932, the Chiarigasse in Favoriten-Vienna was named in his honor.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1853
Prague - Also known as
- Dr. Ottokar Chiari
- Parents
- Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Lived in
- Prague
- Died
- May 12, 1918
Puchberg am Schneeberg
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on July 23, 2013
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