Tito Livio De Sanctis (10 July 18178 February 1883) was an Italian medical doctor.
Biography Early life Tito Livio De Sanctis was born at San Martino sulla Marrucina, in a family of modest conditions, to Francesco Saverio and Colomba De Sanctis. He carried out his first studies in the college of Chieti showing the propensity for studying and maturing over time an excellent humanistic culture.Armocida, Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, 1991 op.cit.
Doctor of medicine His first experiences in the medical studies (Anatomy, Physiology, Surgery) were at l'Aquila.Garosi, Medici Letterati Abruzzesi nella storia della medicina, 2014, p.203. He graduated in Naples at University 'Federico II'.
MD career He was appointed surgeon at the Ospedale dei Pellegrini and at Complesso degli Incurabili, important hospitals of Naples. In 1861, he became professor of surgical pathology at University 'Federico II'.
He wrote many scientific works. Among his most significant publications were: Corso generale di Patologia Chirurgica, a book adopted for years by the Neapolitan surgical school, and Ulceri e piaghe: saggio di clinica chirurgica, Chirurgia italiana e la Patologia Cellulare.Garosi, Medici Letterati Abruzzesi nella storia della medicina, 2014, p.204.
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