Leonid Rogozov, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leonid Rogozov

soviet surgeon

Date of Birth: 14-Mar-1934

Place of Birth: Dauriya, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia

Date of Death: 21-Sep-2000

Profession: physician, surgeon, university teacher

Nationality: Russia

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Leonid Ivanovich Rogozov (Russian: ?????´? ???´????? ??´?????; 14 March 1934 – 21 September 2000) was a Soviet general practitioner who took part in the sixth Soviet Antarctic Expedition in 1960–1961.
He was the only doctor stationed at the Novolazarevskaya Station and, while there, developed appendicitis, which meant he had to perform an appendectomy on himself in a case of self-surgery.