April 27 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with April 27.
Events
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Births
1862 – Johannes Otto Kehr (1862-1916), German surgeon; described Kehr’s Sign, and Kehr T-tube (Kehrsche T-Drain) (1912)
1922 – Sidney Weinstein (1922-2010), American neuroscientist. Invented the Semmes-Weinstein Pressure Aesthesiometer (1958), Semmes-Weinstein monofilament examination and the Weinstein Enhanced Sensory Test (WEST)
Deaths
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Further reading
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