March 11 – On This Day in Medical History

Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with March 11.

Events

No major medical milestones added for this date yet — this page is being expanded


Births

1932 — Yvonne Barr (1932-2016), Irish virologist; identification of Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) (1964)


Deaths

2015 Mette Warburg (1926-2015), Danish ophthalmologist; described Walker-Warburg syndrome (1971)


Further reading

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