Kaija-Liisa Koovit

Profile

My thesis will look at "Oxford Knee™” and the development of partial knee replacement surgery.

In 2009 I received my BA with Honours from the University of Liverpool, followed by an MA the year after. As a junior lecturer I taught History of Medicine to first year medical students and dentists at the Institute of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University fo Tartu for four years. I was a curator for the medical collection of the University of Tartu Museum from 2014-2020, focusing on the medical case file collection from the 19th and 20th centuries. I am the board member and science secretary for the Estonian Association of the History and Philosophy of Science. In 2017 I was the project manager and lead organiser for the 28th Baltic Conference on the History of Science.

Research interests

My research interests include 19th and 20th century history of medicine and medical sciences, with a special interest in the development of surgery and surgical procedures.

Qualifications

• 2009-2010 MA, Cultural History, University of Liverpool
• 2006-2009 BA (Hons), History, University of Liverpool