Richard Bellucci (April 22, 1914December 22, 2005) was an American inventor, surgeon, and

otolaryngologist Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

. He invented the Bellucci micro scissors. He mainly worked in the field of microscopic ear surgery. Bellucci served as the president of the American Otological Society and as the chairman of

otolaryngology Otorhinolaryngology ( , abbreviated ORL and also known as otolaryngology, otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ORL–H&N or OHNS), or ear, nose, and throat (ENT)) is a surgical subspeciality within medicine that deals with the surgical a ...

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and the

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.New York Times:Richard Bellucci, 91, Surgeon and Inventor, Dies;January 22, 2006;Dr. Richard Bellucci, a New York ear surgeon who invented an early instrument for microsurgery that is still in use...
/ref>The Pelham Weekly;FEBRUARY 24, 2012 EDITION;Dr. Richard Bellucci, a pioneer and leader in the field of microscopic ear surgery and the treatment of conductive hearing loss and the inventor of the Bellucci micro scissors
/ref> Bellucci pioneered use of the

stapedectomy A stapedectomy is a surgical procedure of the middle ear performed in order to improve hearing. If the stapes footplate is fixed in position, rather than being normally mobile, the result is a conductive hearing loss. There are two major causes of ...

to successfully treat patients with osteosclerosis and

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. He also pioneered the use of a

microscope A microscope () is a laboratory instrument used to examine objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye. Microscopy is the science of investigating small objects and structures using a microscope. Microscopic means being invisibl ...

in ear surgery.

Early life and education

Bellucci was born in

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in a family of

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. He graduated from

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with B.S. and M.S. degrees in 1936 and 1938, respectively. He graduated from

Creighton University School of Medicine The Creighton University School of Medicine is the graduate medical school at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, and grants the Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree. It was founded in 1892. A new satellite campus opened in 2012 at S ...

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in 1942 with an M.D. degree.

References

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