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Max Joseph Oertel (1835 - 1897) was a significant German physician who practiced medicine in Munich.

He is credited with being the first physician to use a laryngeal stroboscope for examination of the larynx. He combined a stroboscopic lamp with a laryngeal mirror in order to study "vocal movements" in different registers. Application of the strobe light allowed him to view the vibrating vocal cords in slow motion, thus enabling detailed views of the larynx in an open or closed position. Oertel also created several written works regarding cardiac, circulatory and obesity disorders, and was an early advocate of the "terrain cure", which is a set therapeutic exercises which involve graduated hiking and climbing.

Oertel made contributions in regards to the study of diphtheria by reproducing the disease in laboratory rabbits. However, he was unable to locate the aetiology of the disease. In 1883 the the causative microbe Corynebacterium diphtheriae of diphtheria was discovered by Dr. Edwin Klebs (1834-1913).

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 '''Max Joseph Oertel''' ([[1835]] - [[1897]]) was a significant [[Germany|German]] physician who practiced medicine in [[Munich]].
-He is credited with being the first physician to use a laryngeal [[stroboscope]] for examination of the [[larynx]]. He combined a stroboscopic lamp with a laryngeal [[mirror]] in order to study "vocal movements" in different registers. Application of the strobe light allowed him to view the vibrating [[vocal cord]]s in slow motion, thus enabling detailed views of the larynx in an open or closed position. Oertel also created several written works regarding cardiac, circulatory and obesity disorders, and was an early advocate of the '''"terrain cure"''', which is a set therapeutic exercises which involved graduated hiking and climbing.
+He is credited with being the first physician to use a laryngeal [[stroboscope]] for examination of the [[larynx]]. He combined a stroboscopic lamp with a laryngeal [[mirror]] in order to study "vocal movements" in different registers. Application of the strobe light allowed him to view the vibrating [[vocal cord]]s in slow motion, thus enabling detailed views of the larynx in an open or closed position. Oertel also created several written works regarding cardiac, circulatory and obesity disorders, and was an early advocate of the '''"terrain cure"''', which is a set therapeutic exercises which involve graduated hiking and climbing.
 Oertel made contributions in regards to the study of [[diphtheria]] by reproducing the disease in laboratory rabbits. However, he was unable to locate the [[aetiology]] of the disease. In 1883 the the causative microbe ''[[Corynebacterium diphtheriae]]'' of diphtheria was discovered by Dr. [[Edwin Klebs]] (1834-1913).