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Carl W. Walter

US surgeon · United States · On the map · Doctors · Lived 1906 to 1992 · aged 86

Carl Waldemar Walter was a surgeon, inventor, and professor at Harvard Medical School. Walter has been called "a pioneer in the transfusion and storage of blood," credited with founding one of the world's first blood banks and invention of the first blood collection bag.

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He was also known for his prolific work in the advocacy, application, and study of asepsis.

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Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1992 · aged 86