Gian Franco Bottazzo belongs to the medical record as a figure whose work changed what could be treated.
The record lists Gian Franco Bottazzo as Italian physician (1946–2017).
Gian Franco Bottazzo was born at Venice in 1946. His recorded nationality is Italy.
Antibiotics, imaging and the randomised trial defined twentieth-century medicine; evidence replaced authority as the standard.
The recorded fields of work are medicine, allergology and immunology.
Medicine advances against a moving target, and its successes are counted in lives rather than papers.
Recognition followed: King Faisal International Prize in Medicine (1986), Banting Medal (1992) and Minkowski Prize (1982).
That the work was done from Italy matters: hospitals, training and research funding are unevenly distributed, and they decide which questions can be asked.
Gian Franco Bottazzo died in 2017, aged 71. What survives is the change in practice, which is how a medical life is actually measured.
Achievements
- King Faisal International Prize in Medicine — 1986
- Banting Medal — 1992
- Minkowski Prize — 1982
- Fields: medicine, allergology and immunology
