Nationality German Name Christian Bunger Known for Rhinoplasty Residence Germany | Role Surgeon | |
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Doctoral advisor Justus Christian Loder, Gottfried Christoph Beireis | ||
Doctoral students Franz Ludwig Fick | ||
Christian Heinrich Bünger (11 October 1782 – 8 December 1842) was professor of anatomy and was the first surgeon to introduce rhinoplasty.
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Education
He received his MD in c. 1805 from the University of Helmstedt under Justus Ferdinand Christian Loder and Gottfried Christoph Beireis.
Career
Bünger was professor of anatomy at the University of Marburg. He was an expert and innovator in operations on the nerve, lymph, and arterial systems, especially arterial ligations. He was the first to work out the exact natural positions of the auditory apparatus of animals and humans. Bünger was also a specialist in plastic surgery, especially of the nose and eyelids. He was the first to introduce rhinoplasty.
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