John D. Keith

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John Dow Keith (born February 23, 1908 in Canada , † February 1, 1989 ) was a pediatric cardiologist .

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Keith graduated from the University of Toronto with a medical degree in 1932 .

Keith was the first chief physician in the cardiology department at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto , Canada.

His book Heart disease in infancy and childhood was published in 12 editions between 1958 and 1978.

In 1973 Keith gave the American Heart Association's T. Duckett Jones Memorial Lecture . In 1975 Keith received the Gairdner Foundation International Award "In recognition of his many and important contributions to our understanding of the natural history of congenital heart disease, which have formed the basis for the modern treatment of congenital heart malformations." ("In recognition of his many and important contributions to our understanding of the natural course of congenital heart diseases, which have formed the basis for the modern treatment of congenital heart defects.")

Fonts (selection)

  • With Richard D. Rowe and Peter Vlad : Heart disease in infancy and childhood. 1958
  • The Natural history and progress in treatment of congenital heart defects. 1971

literature

  • Allen G. Debus: World Who's who in Science: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present. Marquis-Who's Who, Chicago, 1968, p. 917.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b John Dow Keith at servicerating.ca; accessed on August 31, 2013
  2. ^ Robert M. Freedom (Ed.): The Natural and Modified History of Congenital Heart Disease. Blackwell Publishing 2004. ISBN 1-4051-0360-4 (online) p. IX
  3. ↑ Literature by and about John D. Keith in the WorldCat bibliographic database
  4. ^ T. Duckett Jones Memorial Lecture. In: professional.heart.org. Retrieved April 17, 2018 .
  5. ↑ John D. Keith MD, FRCP (C), FACC at the Gairdner Foundation (gairdner.org); accessed on August 31, 2013
personal data
SURNAME Keith, John D.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Keith, John Dow (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pediatric cardiologist
DATE OF BIRTH February 23, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Canada
DATE OF DEATH February 1, 1989