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Jean Verbrugge (16 December 1896 – 7 January 1964) was a Belgian orthopedic surgeon, professor at Ghent University, and the inventor of the Verbrugge forceps as well as other surgical tools. Early in his career, he was also an accomplished fencer who competed for Belgium at the 1920 and 1928 Summer Olympics.

Dr. Verbrugge was the author of 175 publications on orthopedic medicine, and President of the Belgian Orthopedic Association three times.

References

1. "Ghent University Orthopaedists Known for Osteosynthesis Meniscus Spine Advances"
2. "Jean Verbrugge Bio, Stats, and Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
3. "Jean Verbrugge". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
4. "Verbrugge, Jean", in Who's Who in Orthopedics, Seyed B. Mostofi, ed. (Springer Science & Business Media, 2004) pp342-344

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