Warren Warwick
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Warren J. Warwick | |
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| Died | February 15, 2016[1] |
| Education | University of Minnesota (MD) |
| Occupation | Pediatric Pulmonologist |
Warren J. Warwick was an American pediatrician, notable for co-inventing a chest wall oscillation device called the Vest Airway Clearance System, or "The Vest", a mechanical vest for clearing the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis. He was a professor of pediatric pulmonology at the University of Minnesota, where he was a faculty member for more than 50 years. He served as director of the Cystic Fibrosis Center at the University of Minnesota 1962 to 1999, recognized by peer institutions as among the best in the United States.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Warren Warwick, MD". Star Tribune. February 20, 2016. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
- ^ Gawande, Atul (2004). “The Bell Curve: What happens when patients find out how good their doctors really are?” The New Yorker (December 6, 2004) Archived June 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Cystic Fibrosis: A GERIATRIC PROBLEM, Warren. J. Warwick, October 15, 2003, Minnesota Cystic Fibrosis Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- ^ PERSONAL HEALTH, By Jane E. Brody, Published: December 18, 1985, NYTimes.com
External links
[edit]- Department of Pediatrics, page on Warren Warwick
- New Yorker article featuring Warwick, Annals of Medicine. The Bell Curve. What happens when patients find out how good their doctors really are?, by Atul Gawande December 6, 2004. Archived August 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Tribute to Dr. Warwick by the President and CEO of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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