Foch Hospital

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Hospital in Île-de-France, France
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Foch Hospital (French: Hôpital Foch) is a hospital in the Suresnes, France. It is part of the Établissement de santé privé d'intérêt collectif[1]

It was established in 1929 with the help of Consuelo Vanderbilt[2] and Winnaretta Singer. It was named in honour of Ferdinand Foch.

The hospital is today one of the largest in Île-de-France. He particularly specializes in the areas of pulmonary and respiratory, renal and urological pathologies, as well as neuroscience.

Partnerships

La Foulée suresnoise is a running race dedicated since 2005 to organ donation, in partnership with the Foch hospital. The hospital is also a partner of the University of Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, notably through a research department in transplantation.[3]

Notable doctors

Through its history, the Foch Hospital hosted notable doctors, among others:

  • Jozef Cywinski (b. 1936), Polish-American scientist ;
  • Gilles Dreyfus (b. 1951), French cardiac surgeon ;
  • Jean-Louis Sebagh, French cosmetic doctor.

References

  1. ^ (in French)La première chaire de transplantation française voit le jour autour de l'hôpital Foch
  2. ^ (in French)À lire : Une duchesse américaine, Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
  3. ^ (in French)La première chaire de transplantation française voit le jour autour de l'hôpital Foch

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