Enrique Finochietto

Enrique Finochietto (1881–1948) was an Argentine physician, surgeon, teacher, and inventor whose career was centered at Buenos Aires’s Guillermo Rawson Hospital. After training in Europe, he introduced advanced surgical techniques and designed specialized instruments and operating equipment, including the intercostal retractor later known as the Finochietto retractor. With his brother Ricardo, he helped establish a prominent surgical teaching tradition in Argentina and influenced generations of physicians.