Joseph Lister and Govindapa Venkataswamy
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In this episode of the podcast series we consider the achievements of two influential medical innovators. Joseph Lister (1827 - 1912) was the Scottish surgeon who pioneered antiseptic surgery and sterilisation of equipment. Govinda Vekataswamy (1918 - 2006) was the Indian eye surgeon who took an idea from manufacturing and fast food and used it to transform the treatment of cataracts.
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