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Timothy Ray Brown, 54 (1966 - 2020)
Timothy Ray Brown was known as the "Berlin patient," the first person who was known to have been cured of HIV infection. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Seymour Schwartz, 92 (1928 - 2020)
Seymour Schwartz was the founding editor of an influential and essential medical textbook, "Schwartz's Principles of Surgery." For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Connie Culp, 57 (1963 - 2020)
Connie Culp was the first U.S. recipient of a partial face transplant, who lived longer than any other face transplant recipient to date. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Tomisaku Kawasaki, 95 (1925 - 2020)
Tomisaku Kawasaki was a Japanese pediatrician who was the first to identify the inflammatory syndrome in children that became known as Kawasaki disease. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Lorna Breen, 49 (2020)
Dr. Lorna Breen was the medical director of the emergency department at New York Presbyterian Allen Hospital in Manhattan. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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William Frankland, 108 (1912 - 2020)
William Frankland was a pioneering allergist who popularized pollen count reporting and helped develop the science behind allergy shots. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Dr. Richard C. Atkinson, 79 (1941 - 2020)
Richard C. Friedman was a psychiatrist whose groundbreaking 1988 book, "Male Homosexuality: A Contemporary Psychoanalytic Perspective," showed that homosexuality was largely biological, rather than a...
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Dr. Bernard Fisher, 101 (1918 - 2019)
Dr. Bernard Fisher was a surgeon whose research revolutionized the treatment of breast cancer. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Robert McClelland, 89 (1929 - 2019)
Robert McClelland was a surgeon who worked to save President John F. Kennedy after he was shot on November 22, 1963. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Stewart Adams, 95 (2019)
Stewart Adams was a British chemist who led the team that developed ibuprofen. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, 99 (1918 - 2018)
CHICAGO (AP) — Dr. T. Berry Brazelton, one of the world's most well-known pediatricians and child development experts whose work helped explain what makes kids tick, has died at age 99. For full...
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John Sulston, 75 (1942 - 2018)
John Sulston, Nobel Prize-winning British scientist who helped decode the human genome, has died, according to The Associated Press. He was 75. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click...
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Babatunde Osotimehin, 68 (1949 - 2017)
Babatunde Osotimehin, the Nigerian medical doctor and executive director of the United Nations Population Fund who advocated for the rights of girls and women, died Sunday, June 4, 2017, according to...
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Dr. Thomas Starzl, 90 (1926 - 2017)
Dr. Thomas Starzl, a surgeon who was a pioneer of liver transplantation, died early Saturday, March 4, 2017, according to multiple news sources. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click...
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Peter Mansfield, 83 (1933 - 2017)
Peter Mansfield, a British scientist and co-winner of the 2003 Nobel Prize for his work in inventing the revolutionary MRI scanner, died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017. For full obituary and coverage from...
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Henry Heimlich, 96 (1920 - 2016)
Henry Heimlich, the physician who was known best for inventing the anti-choking Heimlich maneuver, died Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016, in Cincinnati, Ohio, according to multiple news sources. For full...
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Denton Cooley, 96 (1920 - 2016)
Dr. Denton A. Cooley, the surgeon who performed the world's first artificial heart implant, died Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Dr. Donald Henderson, 87 (1928 - 2016)
Dr. Donald Henderson, an epidemiologist who led the effort that eliminated smallpox, died Aug. 19, 2016, according to multiple news sources. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Dr. Alfred Knudson, 93 (2016)
Alfred Knudson, pioneer of cancer genetics, has died at the age of 93, according to multiple news sources. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Dr. Arnold Klein, 70 (1945 - 2015)
Dr. Arnold Klein, dermatologist to the late Michael Jackson and other Hollywood celebrities, has died in Palm Springs, California, according to The Associated Press. He was 70. RANCHO MIRAGE,...
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Jamie Zimmerman, 31 (1983 - 2015)
Jamie Zimmerman, a medical doctor and reporter with ABC News' medical unit, has drowned while on vacation in Hawaii, according to The Associated Press. She was 31. NEW YORK (AP) - Jamie Zimmerman,...
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Dr. James Jude, 87 (1928 - 2015)
The Associated PressMIAMI (AP) — Dr. James Jude, one of the experts credited with pioneering life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation, has died. He was 87.Peter Jude says his father died early...
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Elisabeth Bing , 100 (1914 - 2015)
By JENNIFER PELTZ, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — When Elisabeth Bing became interested in childbirth techniques in the 1950s, women were often heavily medicated and dads were generally...
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Sheila Kitzinger, 86 (1929 - 2015)
The Associated PressLONDON (AP) — Anthropologist and childbirth expert Sheila Kitzinger, whose books helped people around the world begin new lives as parents, has died. She was 86.Her publisher,...
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Dr. Frederic Brandt, 65 (1949 - 2015)
By CURT ANDERSON, The Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Pioneering dermatologist Dr. Fredric Brandt, an early proponent of Botox who was also an author, radio host and frequent television talk show...
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Dr. John Willke (2015)
By LISA CORNWELL, The Associated PressCINCINNATI (AP) — Dr. John Willke, an obstetrician who helped shape the modern anti-abortion movement with ideas including a belief that a woman can resist...
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Carl Djerassi, 91 (1923 - 2015)
The Associated PressSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carl Djerassi, the chemist widely considered the father of the birth control pill, has died.Djerrasi died of complications of cancer Friday in his San...
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Dr. Stanley Aronson (2015)
The Associated PressPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The founding dean of Brown University's medical school has died. Neuropathologist Dr. Stanley Aronson was 92.The university says Aronson died Wednesday...
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Dorothy "Dottie" Thomas (2015)
The Associated PressSEATTLE (AP) — Dorothy "Dottie" Thomas, the research partner and wife of the Nobel laureate who pioneered the bone marrow transplant, has died in her Seattle-area home at 92.Her...
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Dr. Denham Harman, 98 (1916 - 2014)
By JOSH FUNK, The Associated PressOMAHA, Nebraska (AP) — Dr. Denham Harman, a renowned scientist who developed the most widely accepted theory on aging that's now used to study cancer, Alzheimer's...
