Edgar Van Nuys Allen
Physician
1900 – 1961
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Who was Edgar Van Nuys Allen?
Edgar Van Nuys Allen was an American doctor who was a native of Cozad, Nebraska. He is remembered for his work done as a Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
Edgar Allen was a specialist in cardiovascular Medicine, and particularly known for his research of peripheral vascular disease. His name is lent to the eponymous Allen test, which is a procedure to determine blood supply to the hand. He also did extensive research and development of dicumerol, an anti-coagulant that is produced from coumarin.
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- Born
- Jun 22, 1900
Dawson County - Lived in
- Nebraska
- Died
- Jun 14, 1961
Rochester
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on July 23, 2013
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