Giuseppe Testa

Giuseppe Testa (30 June 1819, Martina Franca – 14 December 1894, Naples) was an Italian surgeon.

He studied in Naples where he graduated in medicine and surgery at the age of 21.

He was well-known for the successful surgical operation on Carlo Filangieri's leg, saving him from a gangrene which would have brought certain amputation. His surgical clinic became the most important in Naples, it was attended by many students and in 1876 he became a professor of surgery at Naples University.

Testa was also a member of the "Medical-Surgical Royal Academy".