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Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia
Uruguayan physician · Uruguay · On the map · Doctors · Lived 1921 to 1996 · aged 75
Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia was a Uruguayan doctor who pioneered the field of maternal-fetal medicine, or perinatology. His research with Dr. Hermógenes Alvarez created Montevideo units, a measure of uterine performance during labor.
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1996Died2 November 19961984Abraham Horwitz AwardAward1981Honorary Doctorate of the University of GranadaAward1978Honorary Doctorate of the University of Santiago de CompostelaAward1969Honorary Doctor of the University of Madrid ComplutenseAward1921Born26 September 1921
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He was a founding editor of the Journal of Perinatal Medicine, a widely published author, a lecturer, and as of 2010 the only Uruguayan to be nominated for a Nobel Prize.
Country
Uruguay
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1921 to 1996 · aged 75
