Maurice Chevassu

Maurice-Auguste Chevassu (28 October 1877, in Lons-le-Saunier – 11 July 1957) was a French surgeon and urologist known for his work with testicular cancer.

In 1933 he was appointed professor of surgical pathology, followed by an assignment as chair of clinical urology at Hôpital Necker.

In 1928 he became a member of the Académie nationale de médecine, being chosen its vice-president in 1955.

In 1951–52 he was president of the Société française d'histoire de la médecine (French Society of Medical History).

[1][2][3] In 1906 he published Tumeurs du testicule (tumors of the testis),[4] a book in which he provides a thorough categorization of testicular cancers.