Thomas Blizard

Thomas Blizard (1772 – 7 May 1838) was an English surgeon.

Blizard became a pupil of his uncle, Sir William Blizard, and attained great skill as an operating surgeon.

Having early become surgeon to the London Hospital, and gained a large and profitable city practice, he was able to retire on his fortune at the age of forty-six.

He was notable both for his knowledge of anatomy and for his invention of a special knife for lithotomy.

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