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Curtis Lester Mendelson

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Curtis Lester Mendelson
Born(1913-04-09)April 9, 1913
DiedOctober 13, 2002(2002-10-13) (aged 89)
NationalityAmerican
Known forMendelson's syndrome
Scientific career
Fieldsobstetrics, anaesthetist

Curtis Lester Mendelson, born September 4, 1913 in New York and died October 13, 2002, is an obstetrician and American cardiologist. Mendelson's syndrome was named after him in 1946.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ T.Asai and K.Shingu (August 6, 2008). "Should Mendelson's syndrome be renamed?". Should Mendelson's syndrome be renamed?. Ravalia. Anaesthesia 2000; 55: 1040. Retrieved January 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Collis, Rachel E.; Plaat, Felicity (2002). Textbook of Obstetric Anaesthesia (first ed.). Cambridge University Press. Retrieved January 2, 2016.