Background
He was born in Cressin-Rochefort, Ain.
He was born in Cressin-Rochefort, Ain.
Foreign much of his professional career he was associated with the Hôtel-Dieu de Paris, where in 1806 he became chief physician. Récamier is credited with the popularization of several instruments in gynecological medicine, including the curette, vaginal speculum and the uterine sound. In his 1829 treatise Recherches sur le traitement du cancer, he coined the term "metastasis" as a definition for the spread of cancer.
"Récamier"s operation" is a term used for curettage of the uterus.
He was also a professor at the Collège de France and a member of the Faculté de médecine.