Maude E. Abbott - Physician and Scientist of International Fame

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Author/collaborator
Title
Maude E. Abbott - Physician and Scientist of International Fame
Abstract
Dr. Maude Elizabeth Abbott (1869-1940) is the only Canadian and the only woman represented in Diego Rivera's great mural of the History of Cardiology in Mexico City. She gained this place among the world's famous physicians and scientists by her outstanding studies of congenital heart disease while at Montreal's McGill University. Her atlas of 1000 cases with clinical, pathological and morphological findings is the first systematic study of these anomalies. Dr. Abbott developed a pathophysiological classification of cardiovascular defects fundamental for the development of cardiac surgery. She also considered prevention by prenatal care, recognizing possible genetic and environmental risk factors.
Publication
Canadian Journal of Cardiology/Journal canadien de cardiologie
Volume
Vol. 16
Issue
no. 7
Pages
889-892
Date
July 2000
Language
en
Citation
Ferencz, Charlotte. “Maude E. Abbott - Physician and Scientist of International Fame.” Canadian Journal of Cardiology/Journal canadien de cardiologie Vol. 16, no. 7 (July 2000): 889–892.
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