Roots of medical thought and tradition in Rijeka and circumstances of foundation of the Rijeka School of medicine

Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Rijeci započeo je s radom 1955. godine. Međutim, tradicija inovativne, vrhunske medicinske prakse na riječkom je području puno starija i počiva na doprinosu Giovannija Battiste Cambierija (1754. – 1838.) koji se bavio “škrljevskom bolešću’’; Saverija Graziana (1702. – 1780.), pisca znanstvenog rada o terapiji živom; Antonija Felicea Giacicha (1813. – 1898.), autora udžbenika pomorske medicine; Gjure Cattija (1849. – 1923.), izumitelja posebne rinolaringološke hvataljke; Antonija Grossicha (1849. – 1926.) koji je uveo dezinfekciju operacijskog polja jodnom tinkturom; Lionella Lenza (1872. – 1939.), teoretičara neurologije i hematologije; Viktora Finderlea (1902. – 1964.), izumitelja vakuum-ekstraktora; Valtera Rukavine (1896. – 1972.), svjetskog eksperta za brucelozu, i mnogih drugih liječnika i sveukupne visoke zdravstvene svijesti.Rijeka University School of Medicine was opened in 1955. However, the tradition of innovative, high-quality medical praxis of the Rijeka region, is much older and based upon the contribution of Giovanni Battista Cambieri (1754-1838), who was occupied with the «Scherlievo disease»; Saverio Graziano (1702-1780), the author of the scientific work on mercury-based therapy; Antonio Felice Giacich (1813-1898), the author of the textbook of naval medicine; Georg Catti (1849-1923), the inventor of special rhynolaryngological tongs; Antonio Grossich (1849-1926), who introduced desinfection of operative field with iodine tincture; Lionello Lenaz (1872-1939), the theoretician of neurology and haematology; Viktor Finderle (1902-1964), the inventor of vacuum-extractor; Valter Rukavina (1896-1972), a brucelosis world expert, as well as of many other physicians and the overall high sanitary consciousness