Georg Axhausen

Georg Axhausen (24 March 1877 – 10 January 1960) was a German oral and maxillofacial surgeon.

Axhausen studied medicine at Kaiser-Wilhelms-Akademie (Pépinière) in Berlin, receiving his doctorate in 1901. Later on, he worked in the surgical clinic at Kiel under Heinrich Helferich (1904–06) and in the institute of pathology at Friedrichshain Hospital in Berlin under Ludwig Pick (1907/08). From 1909 to 1924 he worked in the surgical clinic at the Berlin-Charité.

In 1908, he obtained his habilitation, and four years later became an associate professor at Berlin. In 1928, he was named a full professor and director of the dental institute at the Charité.

He specialized in pathology and surgery of bones and joints, being known for his pioneering studies in bone grafting and necrosis of the epiphysis. He is credited with introducing the term "aseptic necrosis", which is now referred to as avascular necrosis.