Henri Secretan
Swiss physician
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| Intro | Swiss physician | |
| Places | Switzerland | |
| was | Physician | |
| Work field | Healthcare | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1856, Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel District, Canton of Neuchâtel, Switzerland | |
| Death | 1 January 1916 (aged 60 years) |
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Henri-Francois Secretan (22 February 1856 – 5 March 1916) was a Swiss physician who first described the Secretan's syndrome. He was the son of philosopher Charles Secrétan (1815-1895).
He attended the Faculté des lettres in Lausanne, then studied medicine in Geneva, Pisa and Paris. After travels to Italy, France, Spain, Germany, Austria, England and Algeria, he became a physician in Lausanne (from 1885). He was known as a specialist in regard to medical accidents.
He was the author of "L'assurance contre les accidents: observations chirurgicales et professionelles : estimation des dommages : traitement des plaies-Atrophie" (1902).