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Jan 29, 1876 Bottens, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland Died on 01 Aug 1953 (aged 77)
Swiss university teacher (1876-1953)
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About Placide Nicod
- Placide Nicod (29 January 1876, in Bottens – 1 August 1953, in Évian-les-Bains) was a Swiss orthopedic surgeon.
- He was considered to be the top French-speaking Swiss orthopedist of his time.He studied medicine at the University of Geneva, and afterwards, was an assistant to surgeon César Roux in Lausanne.
- From 1903 he worked as an assistant at the orthopedic hospital in Lausanne, where from 1905 to 1948 he served as chief physician and director.In 1912 he opened a private clinic for orthopedic physical therapy in Lausanne, and during the following year, obtained his habilitation for orthopedics.
- Later on in his career, he was an associate professor of orthopedics (1931–47) and physiotherapy (1935–47) at the University of Lausanne.
- In 1942–44 he served as dean to the faculty of medicine.His medical papers were published in the journals Revue suisse de médecine and Revue médicale de la Suisse romande.
