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Dickinson Woodruff Richards Jr. (October 30, 1895 – February 23, 1973) was an American physician and physiologist. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 with André Cournand and Werner Forssmann for the development of cardiac catheterization and the characterisation of a number of cardiac diseases .
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1956 was awarded jointly to André Frédéric Cournand, Werner Forssmann and Dickinson W. Richards "for their discoveries concerning heart catheterization and pathological changes in the circulatory system"
Dickinson Woodruff Richards (born Oct. 30, 1895, Orange, N.J., U.S.—died Feb. 23, 1973, Lakeville, Conn.) was an American physiologist who shared the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1956 with Werner Forssmann and André F. Cournand.
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Dickinson W. Richards. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1956. Born: 30 October 1895, Orange, NJ, USA. Died: 23 February 1973, Lakeville, CT, USA. Affiliation at the time of the award: Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1956 was awarded jointly to André Frédéric Cournand, Werner Forssmann and Dickinson W. Richards "for their discoveries concerning heart catheterization and pathological changes in the circulatory system"
Jul 21, 2022 · Dickinson Woodruff Richards, Jr. (1895-1973) was an American physician and Nobel Laureate. Famously known for his work in development of cardiac catheterisation and physiology with André Frédéric Cournand and Werner Theodore Otto Forßman.
Apr 7, 2020 · Invasive haemodynamic evaluation, as first performed by Dickinson W. Richards and André Cournand over 70 years ago, has emerged as the gold standard method to evaluate disorders such as pulmonary hypertension and heart failure.
