Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with May 16.

Events

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Births

1903 – Norman Rupert Barrett (1903-1979), Australian-born British cardiothoracic surgeon; described Barrett oesophagus (1948-1970) and Barrett’s Technique (Pulmonary Hydatid Cysts, 1947)

1922 – William Benjamin Schwartz (1922-2009), American nephrologist; described Schwartz–Bartter syndrome (1957) (SIADH)

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Deaths

1841 – Marie Anne Victoire Boivin (1773-1841), French midwife; designed the Bivalve Vaginal Speculum (1825), and Boivin Intropelvimeter (Intro-pelvimètre de Boivin)

1900 – Walter Putnam Blount (1900-1992) American Orthopedic Surgeon; described Blount disease (osteochondrosis deformans tibiae or infantile tibia vara)

1943 – James Stephen Ewing (1866-1943), American pathologist; pioneer in the field of cancer research, described Ewing Sarcoma (1921)

2011 – Alan Judah Rubin (1923-2011), American obstetrician and gynecologist; described Rubin Manoeuvre (1964)

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Further reading

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