Alejandro Posadas (December 28, 1870 – November 21, 1902) was an Argentine

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and

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specializing in pediatric surgery. He was the first person to film an operation and brought the first

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to the country of Argentina. Posadas was the first person to describe

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(later known as Posadas Disease) and '' Coccidioides posadasii'' was named after him. A victim of

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, he died while studying in France in 1902 at the age of 31.

Legacy

Hospital Nacional Dr. Alejandro Posadas in Moron, Argentina, is named after him.

Legacy

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