Dickinson W. Richards
Dickinson Woodruff Richards Jr. (October 30, 1895 – February 23, 1973) was an American physician and physiologist. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 with André Cournand and Werner Forssmann for the development of cardiac catheterization and the characterisation of a number of cardiac diseases.
Dickinson W. Richards | |
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Dickinson W. Richards | |
| Born | Dickinson Woodruff Richards Jr. October 30, 1895 Orange, New Jersey |
| Died | February 23, 1973 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Yale University Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Known for | cardiac catheterization |
| Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | medicine physiology |
| Institutions | Columbia University Bellevue Hospital Presbyterian Hospital |
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