Robert S. Neuwirth, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Robert S. Neuwirth

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1933

Date of Death: 17-Dec-2013

Profession: gynaecologist, obstetrician, medical writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Dr.
Robert S.
Neuwirth (July 11, 1933 - December 17, 2013) was an American physician and real estate developer.
Dr.
Neuwirth devoted his career to crafting and refining noninvasive practices promoting women's health.
He was one of the first doctors to employ endoscopy in gynecological practice, in which a small optical instrument called an endoscope is used to examine areas tucked deep into the body.
He is known as the first doctor to introduce laparoscopy to the United States, in 1968.
From 1974 to 1991, Dr.
Neuwirth acted as chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at St.
Lukes-Roosevelt Hospital in Manhattan, at which time he published a critical analysis of the gynecological uses of hysteroscopy.
In 1977 he was appointed as the first Babcock Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Columbia University.
During that tenure, he served as an examiner for the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology from 1982 to 1998. Neuwrith is also known for his work in the pharmaceutical industry.
Dr.
Neuwirth contributed to at least 55 medical journals and publications in his lifetime.