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Curtis Lester Mendelson

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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

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]

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.