Richard Bellucci

Richard Bellucci (April 22, 1914 – December 22, 2005) was an American inventor, surgeon, and otolaryngologist.

Bellucci served as the president of the American Otological Society and as the chairman of otolaryngology at New York Medical College and the Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.

[1][2] Bellucci pioneered use of the stapedectomy to successfully treat patients with osteosclerosis and hearing impairment.

[2] Bellucci was born in New York City in a family of Italian immigrants.

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