Georges Portmann

Georges Portmann (1 July 1890 – 24 February 1985) was a French teacher, physician and specialist in the field of otorhinolaryngology (ENT), and member of the French Senate for the département of Gironde.

Early career Portmann was born in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne in the Savoie region of France on 1 July 1890.

After completing his studies, he served briefly as a doctor in the Marine regiment of the French Navy in the expeditionary force that was sent to the Balkans to support the Serbian Army against Austrian troops. Moure had opened a free educational institution in Bordeaux in 1880 that specialised in the study and treatment of ENT conditions. Portmann was appointed as Moure's successor at the institution, eventually becoming the clinical lead in 1920, an associate professor in 1923, and eventually the ENT Chair at the Faculty of Medicine between 1924 and 1963, as well as the faculty dean between 1949 and 1955. He held the position of professor of Medicine at the University of Bordeaux, and as a researcher, notably in the field of electrocochleography. Michel's own son, Didier Portmann, also pursued a career in otorhinolaryngology. He currently serves as director of the Georges-Portmann Institute and editor of the Revue de laryngologie (Laryngology Review).

Published works Portmann is the author of numerous scientific, medical, and political publications. Some of his notable publications include:

Le cancer du nez, des fosses nasales, des cavités accessoires, et du naso-pharynx (1927) L'Allemagne dans les tranchées de la paix, which warned against the rise of Nazism (1933) Considérations cliniques et anatomo-pathologiques sur le cancer du larynx chez le vieillard (1935). This was written by Portmann in collaboration with Mougneau and Barraud. Considérations sur la pathologie de la surdité progressive', par le Prof. Georges Portmann (1943) Georges Portmann. Son action Parlementaire, Scientifique et Sociale (1955) Oto-rhino-laryngologie (1960). This was written by Portmann in collaboration with follow doctors, Jean Despons, Max Berger, and his son, Michel. Contacts et pensées : Souvenirs (1982). This was written by Portmann, René Massot, and Anne Portmann.