Curtis Lester Mendelson

Curtis Lester Mendelson (September 4, 1913 - October 13, 2002) was an obstetrician and American cardiologist. Mendelson's syndrome was named after him in 1946.[1][2]

Curtis Lester Mendelson
Born(1913-09-04)September 4, 1913
DiedOctober 13, 2002(2002-10-13) (aged 89)
NationalityAmerican
Known forMendelson's syndrome
Scientific career
Fieldsobstetrics, anaesthetist

References

  1. T.Asai and K.Shingu (August 6, 2008). "Should Mendelson's syndrome be renamed?". Anaesthesia. 56 (4): 398–399. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2044.2001.01976-47.x.
  2. Collis, Rachel E.; Plaat, Felicity (2002). Textbook of Obstetric Anaesthesia (first ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781841101149. Retrieved January 2, 2016.


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