Google Doodle honors Professor Ton That Tung

Google Doodle on 10/5 by guest artist Chau Luong to honor Professor Ton That Tung on the occasion of his 110th birthday. Google said that Ton That Tung is a surgeon who has revolutionized liver resection for doctors around the world.

Google information, Professor Ton That Tung was born on May 10, 1912 in Hue, Vietnam – the period when the French colonial government banned Vietnamese from studying advanced medicine. As an adult, Professor Ton That Tung opposed this draconian policy and ignited the movement for equal education. His efforts eventually forced the colonial government to allow Vietnamese students to take the entrance exam in 1938.

During his 4 years of graduate school, Professor Ton That Tung operated on more than 200 livers and became the first person to carry out meticulous research on the liver. liver.

His extensive knowledge of liver anatomy has enabled him to realize that traditional liver surgery – which takes 3-6 hours to complete – is unnecessarily risky and cumbersome.

Professor Ton That Tung invented a new surgical method that reduces bleeding by tightening the hepatic veins before the operation, shortening the operation time to 4-8 minutes.

His groundbreaking technique, commonly known as the “Ton That Tung Method”, is used by surgeons around the globe for its ability to reduce blood loss and save countless lives.

Google Doodle celebrates Professor Ton That Tung’s birthday in the introduction of Doodle on May 10. “Thank you for breaking the limits of surgery to forever change medicine” – Google emphasized at the end of the introduction of Doodle to celebrate the 110th birthday of Professor Ton That Tung.

Google Doodle celebrates the 110th birthday of Professor Ton That Tung has user reach Google in Vietnam and Germany.