Richard Kovacs Explained

Richard Kovacs
Birth Date:	5 May 1884
Birth Place:	New York City
Death Place:	New York Hospital
Occupation:	Physician

Richard Kovacs (May 5, 1884  - December 29, 1950) was a physician who pioneered diathermy as a therapy.^[1] In 1945, he was lamenting the rapid disappearance of American spas.^[2]

Writings

• German Spas: Neuenahr, Wiesbaden, Baden-Baden as Seen by the Travel Study Club of American Physicians (1926)
• Accidental Injuries in Office Practice (1933) in the Journal of the American Medical Association^[3]

Notes and References

1. News: Dr. R. Kovacs, 66, Noted Therapist. Specialist in Use of Diathermy to Relieve Pain Dies. Served Polyclinic Medical School. . . December 30, 1950 . 2009-07-18 .
2. Book: Janet Valenza . Janet Valenza . Taking the waters in Texas . 2000 . University of Texas Press. In 1945, physician Richard Kovacs lamented the rapid disappearance of American spas. He noted that the 425 springs active in 1927 had dwindled to 34 by 1943 . 0-292-78734-0 .
3. Book: Neal C. Hogan . Neal C. Hogan . Unhealed wounds . 2003 . In 1933 Richard Kovacs wrote a piece for the Journal ... . 1-931202-42-7 .