Curtis Lester Mendelson

Curtis Lester Mendelson (September 4, 1913 - October 13, 2002) was an obstetrician and American cardiologist. Mendelson's syndrome was named after him in 1946.^[1][2]

Curtis Lester Mendelson
Born	(1913-09-04)September 4, 1913 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	October 13, 2002(2002-10-13) (aged 89) West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
Known for	Mendelson's syndrome
Scientific career
Fields	obstetrics, anaesthetist

References

1. T.Asai and K.Shingu (August 6, 2008). "Should Mendelson's syndrome be renamed?". Anaesthesia. 56 (4): 398–399. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2044.2001.01976-47.x. PMID 11284873. S2CID 46718620.
2. Collis, Rachel E.; Plaat, Felicity (2002). Textbook of Obstetric Anaesthesia (first ed.). Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781841101149. Retrieved January 2, 2016.