Jacques Poilleux (1937 or 1938 â 10 January 2025) was a French doctor, surgeon, and academic. In 2009, he served as president of the Académie nationale de chirurgie.
Born in Paris, Poilleux was the son of writer and surgeon . He chose the same career path as his father, serving as a longtime member of the Académie nationale de chirurgie. In 2009, he launched a campaign against robots replacing humans as surgeons. He also served on the editorial board of e-Mémoires, the newsletter of the Académie. A member of Rotary International, he participated in the Rotary Club of Deauville.
Poilleux died on 10 January 2025, at the age of 87.