Medicine Making News
A Timeline of Historical Achievements
Vascular Biology
After years of intensive research and clinical trials, a number of physicians and scientists from the Weill Department of Medicine who had pioneered concepts in vascular biology, many of which were viewed as controversial for their time, lived to see their premises proven true.
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1916 - 1932
Lewis Conner, MD- Heart Disease is Preventable 1920
- New York Heart Association
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1922
Harry Gold, MD- Pioneer of Clinical Pharmacology
- Anti-arrhythmic Drugs
- Digitalis
- Clinical Trials, Double Blind Testing and Placebo Effect
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1926
Irving Wright, MD- Pioneer of 20th Century Geriatric Medicine
- Administers First Dose of Heparin
- Administers First Dose of Coumarin
- Founder American Federation of Aging Research
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1948
John Laragh, MD- Discovers and Places Renin on the Biological Map
- Develops Means to Block Renin Factor
- Launches New Field: Converting Enzyme Inhibitor
- Revolutionizes Understanding of Hypertension
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1951
Thomas Killip, MD- Cardiac Care Units
- Forerunner of Modern Invasive Cardiotherapy
- First Hemodynamic Studies
- Rapid Mobilization
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1970's and 80's
SCOR Thrombosis Group- First Culture of Human Endothelial Calls Performed
- Discovery of Thrombo Regulation
- Synthesis of Von Willebrand Factor by Vessel Wall
- Platelet Endothelial
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1990's Center For Vascular Biology
- Experimental Atherosclerosis
- Molecular Embryogenesis
- Cell-Cell Interactions
Their impressive achievements ultimately led to major breakthroughs in the therapeutic treatment of heart disease.
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