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[The first physicians in Banat. I].

The first part deals with first physicians in Novi Knezevac, Kikinda and Zrenjanin. The first physician in Novi Knezevac was Dr. Sima Matejin-the first phthisiologist, and since then 139 physicians have been employed there, for example: Dr. Prokap Tokin, Dr. Marija Popav-Radulović, Dr. Karpa Svircev and present director Dr. Dusan Ristić. Kikinda or Great Kikinda has been recorded in 1416, as a district of Kikinda (1774-1876). The first Serbian physician there was Dr. Georgije Paunić written about in 1778, and then Dr. Johan Reid, Dr. Ferenc Kriner, Dr. Jovan Petrović from Temisvar, Dr. Jovan Tihi, Dr. Hranislav Mihajlović, Dr. Vrtipraski Radovan, Dr. Jovan Valović, Dr. Lipler, Dr. Jovan Pacu and others. The Great Beckerek, Petrovgrad or Zrenjanin was first mentioned as a village in 1326 and the first physicians we know about were Dr. Gandzan Joanis, Dr. Refranciskus, Dr. Roka Maćas, Dr. Djordje Cokerljan from Melenci, Dr. Karolj Bobor from Elemir, Dr. Antonius Bah from Segedin, Dr. Aleksandar Velisavljević, Dr. Misa Matić, brothers Kamenković and others.

History, 15th Century↗

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[The first physicians in Banat--II].

The second part is dedicated to the physicians in Vrsac, Bela Crkva and Pancevo. Vrsac was first mentioned in 1350 as Podvrsan. Building of the city of Vrsac (Vrsac tower) dates back to the middle of XIV century. It used to have a suburb, and it is the present Vrsac. One of the first and most important physicians in Vrsac during the XIX century was doctor Gavrilo Pekarović born on March 15, 1812 in Banatsko Arandjelovo (Oroslama) and died on March 8, 1851 in Vrsac. He had worked in a Serbian hospital founded by the Serbian Church in 1779. He wrote the first Serbian and Yugoslav book Cadoljub in 1836. Bela Crkva was first mentioned in 1355, but not many facts are known about its first physicians from the XVIII century. Up to 1812 medical corps was performed by a battalion physician-surgeon. In 1758 district surgeons are mentioned, as well as a surgeon from Bela Crkva. As a settlement Pancevo was first recorded in 1153 as a settlement of Greek merchants. A hospital in Pancevo was first mentioned in 1736, while the first physicians were military physicians. Doctor Kapaun was first mentioned in 1743 as a district physician. At the beginning of the XIX century doctor Trapl was the city physician whereas doctor Sloser was mentioned as a military physician without other data.

History, 18th Century↗