In 1868 he became a professor of external pathology, and from 1872 served as a professor of clinical surgery at the Pitié. In 1869 he became a member of the "Académie de Médecine" and president of the "Société de chirurgie". In 1887 he replaced Leon Athanese Gosselin (1815–1887) at the "Académie des Sciences".
Verneuil was known for contributions made in the development of wound dressing, and is credited for introducing forcipressure in treatment of hemorrhage. His name is associated with "Verneuil's disease", a suppurative disease affecting the apocrine sweat glands that is generally known today as hidradenitis suppurativa. Also, "plexiform neuroma" (a neoplasm consisting of twisted bundles of nerves) is sometimes referred to as "Verneuil's neuroma".[2]
Written works
He was primary author of Etudes experimentales et cliniques sur la tuberculose (Experimental and clinical studies on tuberculosis),[3][4] and author of the multi-volume Mémoires de chirurgie (1877–1888), which is a collection of his medical works that includes discussions on forcipressure in hemorrhage, dry bandaging, and the use of iodoform when treating abscesses.[5] In 1877 he was co-founder of the journal Revue mensuelle de médecine et de chirurgie.
