title: [Dr. Laza K. Lazarević--an author and a physician (1851-1890)].
abstract: Dr. Laza K. Lazarević (1851-1890) left a profound imprint on Serbian medicine and literature for 11 years of his medical and literary work. Laza K. Lazarević is considered the progenitor of Serbian realistic psychological story. He studied medicine in Berlin (1872-1879). He fought in Serbian-Turkish wars and remained active in the medical corps. As a physician, he worked in Belgrade, where he was the chief of the internal medicine ward and founder of the first geriatric institution in this part of Europe. In 1880, he described, in the Serbian Archives, a sign that is today called after him in neurology, the "Lazarević sign". In 1888, he became a member of the Serbian Royal Academy. He was an active member of the Serbian Society of Physicians.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, Belgrade. alelesic@eunet.yu
authors.forename: Aleksandar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lesić
authors.forename: Marko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bumbasirević
mesh_terms: D005853:Geriatrics / Q000266:history*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D008093:Literature, Modern / Q000266:history; D009462:Neurology / Q000266:history*; D015022:Yugoslavia