Pierre Robin (surgeon)

Pierre Robin (French: [pjɛʁ ʁɔbɛ̃]; 1867–1949) was a French oral and maxillofacial surgeon.[1] He was professor at the French School of Stomatology, and from 1914, he was editor-in-chief of the Revue de Stomatologie et de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale. Pierre Robin sequence is named after him,[2][3][4] as is Rue Pierre Robin in Lyon, France.

References

1. doctor/1233 at Who Named It?
2. http://cleftpalatejournal.pitt.edu/ojs/cleftpalate/article/view/78/78
3. Robin P. La chute de la base de la langue consideree comme une nouvelle cause de gene dans la respiration naso-pharyngienne. Bull Acad Med Paris. 1923. 89:37-41.
4. ped/2680 at eMedicine