William Ganz (1919 – 2009) was a Slovakian-born American cardiologist.
Co-invented the Swan-Ganz catheter with Jeremy Swan at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in 1970
Biography
- Born January 7, 1919
- Died November 11, 2009
Key Medical Attributions:
- More about medical contributions
Medical Eponyms
- Swan-Ganz catheter – pulmonary artery catheter (1970)
Major Publications
- Swan HJ, Ganz W, Forrester J, Marcus H, Diamond G, Chonette D. Catheterization of the heart in man with use of a flow-directed balloon-tipped catheter. N Engl J Med. 1970 Aug 27;283(9):447-51. [PMID 5434111] [NEJM Full Text]
Controversies
- Any gossip
References
- Maltby R. Notable Names in Anaesthesia. The Choir Press; pp 209-213 (2013)
- Bateman BT, Alston TA. Commonly used eponyms in anesthesia. J Clin Anesth. 2009 Feb;21(1):67-71 [PMID 19232946]
eponym
the person behind the name
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