September 9 – On This Day in Medical History
Medical milestones, landmark publications, and notable births and deaths associated with September 9.
Events
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Births
1892 – Nils Johan Hugo Westermark (1892-1980), Swedish radiologist; described Westermark sign (1938)
1897 – Ella Hutzler Oppenheimer (1897-1981), American pathologist; described Landing-Oppenheimer syndrome (1957, 1959)
1917 – François Dessertenne (1917-2001), French cardiologist; coined the term torsades de pointes (1966)
Deaths
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Further reading
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