List of eponymous medical treatments


Eponymous medical treatments are generally named after the physician or surgeon who described the treatment.
LetterTreatmentNameSpecialtyDescriptionReference/External link
BBrandt–Daroff manoeuvreThomas Brandt, Robert B. DaroffOtolaryngologyExercises used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
CCarrel–Dakin treatmentAlexis Carrel, Henry Drysdale DakinGeneral surgeryIrrigation of wounds with the antiseptic Dakin's solution
EEpley's manoeuvreJohn EpleyOtolaryngologyManoeuvre used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
HHeimlich manoeuvreHenry HeimlichEmergency medicineAbdominal thrust used to clear airway obstruction by foreign body
KKocher's methodEmil Theodor KocherOrthopaedicsMethod used to reduce dislocated shoulders
MMitchell's rest cureSilas Weir MitchellPsychiatryTreatment involving bed rest for anxiety disorders
OOchsner–Sherren treatmentAlbert John Ochsner, James SherrenGeneral surgeryConservative management of appendicitis
PPasteur's treatmentLouis PasteurVirologyDaily inoculations of suspensions of partially inactivated rabies, used to treat or prevent rabies
PPlummer treatmentHenry Stanley PlummerEndocrinologyUse of iodine for the treatment of hyperthyroidism
SSemont manoeuvreA SemontOtolaryngologyManoeuvre used to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
SSippy dietBertram SippyGastroenterologyDiet of milk and antacid powders to treat gastric ulcer
SStroganoff' methodVasilii Vasilovich StroganoffObstetricsTreatment of eclampsia with morphine, chloral hydrate, quiet and rapid delivery
WWagner–Jauregg treatmentJulius Wagner JaureggInfectious diseasesTreatment of general paresis of the insane by infecting the patient with malaria
WWilliams Flexion ExercisesPaul C. WilliamsOrthopedicsTreatment of low back pain by enhancing lumbar flexionWilliams P.C., “Lesions of the Lumbosacral Spine: 2. Chronic Traumatic Destruction of the Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc”, J Bone Joint Surgery; 29:690–703
YYeo's treatmentIsaac Burney YeoBariatricsTreatment of obesity using hot drinks and carbohydrate avoidance
YYuzpe regimenA. Albert YuzpeGynecologyTwo sequential high female hormone doses as emergency contraception