Antoni de Gimbernat

Spanish surgeon and anatomist (1734–1816)

Don Antonio de Gimbernat y Arbós (1734–1816) was a Spanish surgeon and anatomist. He is known for laying the groundwork for modern techniques of inguinal hernia repair. He also described in detail the anatomy of the inguinal and femoral regions of the human body.^[1] ^[2] ^[3]

The lacunar ligament is named after Antonio de Gimbernat.^[4]

Gimbernat was born in Cambrils, (Tarragona), and died in Madrid. His son Don Antonio Gimbernat FRSE (1765-1834) closely followed in his footsteps and was First Surgeon to the King of Spain.^[5]

References

^ Antonio de Gimbernat y Arbós (1734–1816). Sociedad Hispanoamericana de Hernia
^ Honoring Don Antonio de Gimbernat. Anatomist and Surgeon (174-1816). Edited by Mestres-Ventura, P., published in European journal of Anatomy, Vol. 20, Suppl. 1 (2016).
^ Antonio de Gimbernat i Arboç (1734-1816). Biography written by Mestres-Ventura, P. Edited by Arola Editors (Tarragona) in Spanish and Catalan (2022).
^ Arráez-Aybar, LA & Bueno-López, JL. (2013). Antonio Gimbernat y Arbós: An Anatomist-surgeon of the Enlightenment (In the 220th Anniversary of his A New Method of Operating the Crural Hernia). Clinical Anatomy 26:800–809
^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2016-07-10.