Philippe Ricord was a French physician. He studied medicine in Philadelphia, and moved to Paris in 1820, where he graduated in medicine in 1826. After practicing in the provinces he returned in 1828 to the capital, and worked there as a surgeon, specializing in venereal diseases. Doctor Ricord was surgeon in chief to the hospital for venereal diseases and to the Hôpital du Miti. He won a world-wide reputation in his special field. Wikipedia
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