Biography

Pedro O. Belou, Uruguayan-born Argentine anatomist and surgeon (Minas, Uruguay 19 February 1884 – Buenos Aires 06 September 1954)

Son of French immigrants

ACHIEVEMENTS

Published more than 200 scientific works

Performed studies about human ear, biliary system and vasculature.

Gold Medal laureate, Medical Section of International Fair of California (1918) for his studies about ear’s anatomy

Published  Atlas Anatomico del organo de oído y de las regiones con el vinculadas (1923), being laureated with Testut Prize from Academie de Medicine de Paris in 1931

Presented Atlas Estereoscopico de la Anatomía de las Arterias (1928-34) received highly by anatomical authorities in Europe and USA.     

Developed a diaphanization method