Rudolf Stähelin

Rudolf Stähelin, surname also spelled Staehelin (28 July 1875 in Basel – 26 March 1943 in Basel) was a Swiss internist.

He studied medicine at the University of Basel, the University of Tübingen, and the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, obtaining his doctorate at the University of Basel in 1901. He briefly served as an assistant physician at the Civic Hospital in Basel, then was a lecturer at the University of Basel (from 1902), the University of Göttingen (1906), and the Friedrich Wilhelm University of Berlin (from 1907). From 1911 until 1943, he was a professor of internal medicine and director of the medical clinic at the University of Basel.[1]

His research involved studies on tuberculosis, respiratory, circulatory, metabolic and infectious diseases.[1] With Gustav von Bergmann, he published the second edition of the Handbuch der inneren Medizin (1925-1931).[2]

Selected works

  • Fortschritte der Hochgebirgsphysiologie, 1929 – On high altitude physiology.
  • Spezielle Pathologie und Therapie der Infektionskrankheiten, 1934 – Special pathology and therapy for infectious diseases.
  • Pro et Contra der Sulfanilamidtherapie, 1942 – Pros and cons associated with sulfanilamide therapy.
  • Ermüdung und Krankheit, 1942 – Fatigue and disease.[3]

References

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