Fredereick Treves was a surgeon at the London Hospital in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He is most notable for having been the man who befriended Joseph Merrick, the Elephant Man (sometimes inaccurately referred to as "John"). A typical modern surgery operation For other meanings of the word, see Surgery (disambiguation) Surgery (from the Greek cheirourgia meaning hand work) is the medical specialty that treats diseases or injuries by operative manual and instrumental treatment. ... Part of the front of the Royal London Hospital The Royal London Hospital, formerly the London Hospital, is a hospital in Whitechapel, London. ... Jos� Carey Merrick ([ [ de agosto el 5 ] ], [ [ 1862 ] ] - [ [ de abril el 11 ] ], [ [ 1890 ] ]), conocido como el hombre. Del Elefante [ [ Image:Merrick. ...
He was also the author of many books, including "The Elephant Man and other reminiscences" (1923), "Surgical applied Anatomy" (1883) "The Highways and Byways of Dorset" and the "Students Handbook of Surgical Operations" (1892)
FrederickTreves was a famous pioneer in abdominal surgery.
FrederickTreves was born at 8 Cornhill Street in Dorchester, Dorset.
Treves was a brilliant lecturer and a very able surgeon who made original contributions to surgical anatomy, peritonitis, intestinal obstruction and appendicitis.