Richard Kovacs

Richard Kovacs
Richard Kovacs
	Kovacs circa 1915
Born	May 5, 1884; New York City
Died	December 29, 1950 (aged 66); New York Hospital
Occupation	Physician

Richard Kovacs (May 5, 1884 – December 29, 1950) was a physician who pioneered diathermy as a therapy.[1] In 1945, he was lamenting the rapid disappearance of American spas.[2]

Writings

German Spas: Neuenahr, Wiesbaden, Baden-Baden as Seen by the Travel Study Club of American Physicians (1926)
Accidental Injuries in Office Practice (1933) in the Journal of the American Medical Association[3]

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References

"Dr. R. Kovacs, 66, Noted Therapist. Specialist in Use of Diathermy to Relieve Pain Dies. Served Polyclinic Medical School". New York Times. December 30, 1950. Retrieved 2009-07-18. Dr. Richard Kovacs of 1150 Fifth Avenue, a specialist in physical therapy, died yesterday in New York Hospital after a long illness at the age of 66.
Janet Valenza (2000). Taking the waters in Texas. University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-78734-0. In 1945, physician Richard Kovacs lamented the rapid disappearance of American spas. He noted that the 425 springs active in 1927 had dwindled to 34 by 1943
Neal C. Hogan (2003). Unhealed wounds. ISBN 1-931202-42-7. In 1933 Richard Kovacs wrote a piece for the Journal ...

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[1] "Dr. R. Kovacs, 66, Noted Therapist. Specialist in Use of Diathermy to Relieve Pain Dies. Served Polyclinic Medical School". New York Times. December 30, 1950. Retrieved 2009-07-18. Dr. Richard Kovacs of 1150 Fifth Avenue, a specialist in physical therapy, died yesterday in New York Hospital after a long illness at the age of 66.

[2] Janet Valenza (2000). Taking the waters in Texas. University of Texas Press. ISBN 0-292-78734-0. In 1945, physician Richard Kovacs lamented the rapid disappearance of American spas. He noted that the 425 springs active in 1927 had dwindled to 34 by 1943

[3] Neal C. Hogan (2003). Unhealed wounds. ISBN 1-931202-42-7. In 1933 Richard Kovacs wrote a piece for the Journal ...