
Bernard Lown
Bernard Lown was a Lithuanian-American cardiologist and inventor. Lown was the original developer of the direct current defibrillator for cardiac resuscitation, and the cardioverter for correcting rapid disordered heart rhythms. He introduced a new use for the drug lidocaine to control heartbeat disturbances.
Background
- Born in
- Utena
- Educated at
- Johns Hopkins School of MedicineUniversity of Maine
- Awards
- 🏆 Gandhi Peace Award🏆 Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas🏆 honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
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1921
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