Nikolai Trinkler

TRINKLER, Nikolai Petrovich (1859-1925), a well-known surgeon. He graduated from Kharkov University in 1884. He received his specialized surgical education in the school of the then-famous surgeon Professor Grube over the course of 10 years. In 1889, he furthered his studies in Bergman's clinic. In Kharkov, he was one of the first to introduce the antiseptic method into clinical practice. In the same year, he was retained to prepare for a professorial title. In 1889, he defended his dissertation on the topic «On the surgery of transverse fractures of the patella» (Kharkov) and received the title of privat-docent. In 1905, he was elected professor of surgical pathology and therapy at Kharkov University, and in 1913, he moved to the chair of the faculty surgical clinic, which he held until his death.

His most significant works relate to oncology, which particularly interested him: blood research in cancer patients, the self-cure of cancer, the mechanical causes of cancer, and monographs co-authored with Professors Prhevalsky and Korshun on the role of inflammatory processes in the etiology of cancer. This was followed by an exhaustive monograph in Russian and German on visceral syphilis and its manifestations. One of the major works of the post-revolutionary period is a monograph on the treatment of wounds («Fundamentals of Modern Wound Treatment», Kharkov, 1926).

In total, Trinkler authored 78 printed works. He served as the editor of Vrachebnoye Delo (Medical Practice). He received an offer to take the chair in Stockholm, which he declined. He left behind many students, a number of whom hold professorial chairs.