Ernst Fürstenheim (18 August 1836, in Köthen – 2 July 1904, in Berlin) was a German urologist.
He studied medicine in Berlin, Würzburg, Paris and London, obtaining his doctorate in 1861 with a thesis titled "De ratione, quae inter hypochondriam et hysteriam". As a student, his instructors included surgeon Bernhard von Langenbeck and Jean Civiale, a pioneer of lithotrity.Biographisches Jahrbuch und deutscher Nekrolog, Volume 9 edited by Anton Bettelheim In 1863 he established a medical practice in Berlin, of which he specialized in diseases of the urinary tract.Ernst Fürstenheim (1836-1904). On the 150th birthday of the pioneer of Berlin urology Z Urol Nephrol. 1986 Dec;79(12):739-42.
He was the author of several works on diseases of the male reproductive organs and of the urinary system, especially involving endoscopy of the urinary tract.Biographisches Fürstenheim, Ernst Lexikon hervorragender Ärzte He is remembered for his efforts in regards to the popularization of urological endoscopy in Germany. He is also credited with making improvements to the endoscope developed by Antonin Jean Desormeaux.Full text of "Text-book of diseases of the kidneys and genito-urinary organs Archive.org
Selected works De ratione, quae inter hypochondriam et hysteriam, nec non inter has et morbos psychicos intercedit, 1861 (dissertation).De ratione, quae inter hypochondriam et hysteriam OCLC WorldCat Notizen über das Endoscop und seine Verwerthung, besonders in Krankheiten der Harnwege. — In: Deutsche Klinik, Berlin, 1863, XV, p. 313. Ueber Endoskopie der Harnröhre und Blase. — In: Berliner klinische Wochenschr. 1870, VII, pp. 36, 47, 531, 542.Die Litteratur über die venerischen Krankheiten: Besonderer Theil I by Johann Karl Proksch
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