Ernst Fürstenheim (18 August 1836, in Köthen – 2 July 1904, in Berlin) was a German urologist.
He studied medicine in Berlin, Würzburg, Paris and London, obtaining his doctorate in 1861 with a thesis titled "De ratione, quae inter hypochondriam et hysteriam". As a student, his instructors included surgeon Bernhard von Langenbeck and Jean Civiale, a pioneer of lithotrity. In 1863 he established a medical practice in Berlin, of which he specialized in diseases of the urinary tract.
He was the author of several works on diseases of the male reproductive organs and of the urinary system, especially involving endoscopy of the urinary tract. He is remembered for his efforts in regards to the popularization of urological endoscopy in Germany. He is also credited with making improvements to the endoscope developed by Antonin Jean Desormeaux.
Selected works
- De ratione, quae inter hypochondriam et hysteriam, nec non inter has et morbos psychicos intercedit, 1861 (dissertation).
- Notizen über das Endoscop und seine Verwerthung, besonders in Krankheiten der Harnwege. — In: Deutsche Klinik, Berlin, 1863, XV, p. 313.
- Ueber Endoskopie der Harnröhre und Blase. — In: Berliner klinische Wochenschr. 1870, VII, pp. 36, 47, 531, 542.
References
- Biographisches Jahrbuch und deutscher Nekrolog, Volume 9 edited by Anton Bettelheim
- ^ Ernst Fürstenheim (1836-1904). On the 150th birthday of the pioneer of Berlin urology Z Urol Nephrol. 1986 Dec;79(12):739-42.
- Biographisches Fürstenheim, Ernst Lexikon hervorragender Ärzte
- Full text of "Text-book of diseases of the kidneys and genito-urinary organs Archive.org
- De ratione, quae inter hypochondriam et hysteriam OCLC WorldCat
- Die Litteratur über die venerischen Krankheiten: Besonderer Theil I by Johann Karl Proksch