title: Arsov Dimitar, founder of the modern internal medicine in the Republic of Macedonia (1908-2008).
abstract: Arsov Dimitar (Kriva Palanka, 28. IX 1908 - Skopje, 2. VII 1974) - specialist of internal medicine, rheumatologist, Professor at the Medical Faculty of the University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Skopje, member of the Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts. D. Arsov is the founder of the modern internal medicine in the Republic of Macedonia. He has completed medical studies and specialized in internal medicine at Sorbonne, Paris, France. For 22 years he was the Director of the Clinic for Internal Medicine in Skopje and a Head of the Chair for Internal Medicine of the Medical Faculty in Skopje. He has published over 200 scientific and expert papers and five textbooks, in which he introduced series of medical terms, which entered the Macedonian medical terminology. With his researches he has penetrated in all areas of the internal medicine. An original contribution is his study on intravenous application of adrenalin in the treatment of rheumatic fever and rheumatic endocarditis. He was a member and a head of many medical associations. He received a number of awards. He was promoted for Doctor Honoris Causa at the University of Besanson (France) in 1961. As a great clinician, educator and Professor of internal medicine, and scientist he was one of the most distinguished medical persons of the second part of the XX century in the Republic of Macedonia.
authors.affiliation: Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Skopje, Macedonia. maknefpo@t-home.mk
authors.forename: Momir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Polenakovic
mesh_terms: D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D007388:Internal Medicine / Q000266:history*; D018843:Republic of North Macedonia