February 9 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with February 9.

Events

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Births

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Deaths

1970John Bamber Hickam (1914-1970), American physician; had Hickam’s Dictum attributed to him

1972 Jean Lenègre (1904-1972), French cardiologist; pioneer in elucidating the pathology of intraventricular conduction disturbances

1999Max Samter (1908-1999) was a German-American immunologist; described Samter’s triad (1968)


Further reading
Dr Fergus Brown LITFL Author

MBBS Newcastle University, UK. Currently working at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth. Aspiring anaesthetist