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Claude Beck

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American cardiac surgeon and professor of cardiovascular surgery (1894-1971)

United StatesDoctorsLived 1894 to 1971 · aged 77
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Claude Schaeffer Beck was a pioneer cardiac surgeon, famous for innovating various cardiac surgery techniques, and performing the first defibrillation in 1947. He was the first American professor of cardiovascular surgery, from 1952 through 1965. He was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1952.

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Beck's prototype defibrillator (1947) in the collection of the National Museum of American History.Beck's prototype defibrillator (1947) in the collection of the National Museum of American History.

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Country
United States
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1894 to 1971 · aged 77
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