Trinkler

Trinkler Nikolai Petrovich (1859-1925), known surgeon. Graduated from Kharkiv University in 1884. Received specialized surgical education at the school of the famous surgeon Professor Grube over a period of 10 years. In 1889, he furthered his studies at Bergmann's clinic. In Kharkiv, he was one of the first to introduce the method of asepsis into clinical practice. In the same year, he was retained to prepare for a professorship. In 1889, he defended his dissertation on "The Surgery of Transverse Fractures of the Patella" (Kharkiv) and received the title of privat-docent. In 1905, he was elected professor of surgical pathology and therapy at Kharkiv University, and in 1913, he moved to the chair of the faculty surgical clinic, which he held until his death.

His most significant works relate to oncology, which particularly interested him: research on blood in cancer patients, on the spontaneous healing of cancer, on the mechanical causes of cancer, and a monograph jointly with Professor Przhevalsky and Korshun on the role of inflammatory processes in the etiology of cancer. Then followed a comprehensive monograph in Russian and German on visceral syphilis and its manifestations. One of the major works of the post-revolutionary period is the monograph on the treatment of wounds ("Fundamentals of Modern Wound Treatment", Kharkiv, 1926). In total, Trinkler authored 78 printed works. He served as editor of "Vrachebnoe Delo" (Medical Affairs). He received an offer to take a position in Stockholm, which he declined. He left many students, several of whom hold university chairs.