Two years later, he went to Paris, where, after working under Louis and other distinguished teachers of the day, he took his Doctor's degree in 1850, the subject of his inaugural thesis being Erectile Tumours of the Skin.
He was at once one of the most trusted consultants in obscure medical cases, a surgeon of repute, and a recognised authority on obstetrics and gynaecology.
[1] Gautier was considered to be a precursor of Sir Joseph Lister in the field of surgical antiseptics.
[1] Gautier contributed largely to medical literature, his most important publications, besides those already mentioned, being papers on Retropharyngeal abscess, Rheumatism of the Uterus, Desquamation of the Tongue, Precocious Menstruation, and Puerperal Tetanus.
[2][3] Victor Gautier died at Geneva on January 11, 1890, at the age of 66, of pleurisy and nephritis following influenza.