Robert Wallace Wilkins

Robert Wallace Wilkins (December 4, 1906 April 9, 2003) was an American medical investigator and educator. He made many contributions in the research of hypertension and cardiovascular disease.[2] He was the president of the American Heart Association in 1957 and received its Gold Heart Award in 1962. Wilkins received the Albert Lasker Award in 1958 for his research.[1]

Robert Wallace Wilkins
Born(1906-12-04)December 4, 1906
DiedApril 9, 2003(2003-04-09) (aged 96)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
Harvard Medical School (M.D. 1933)[1]
Known forhypertension
Scientific career
Fieldsmedicine
InstitutionsBoston University School of Medicine

He has been credited with introducing the antipsychotic and antihypertensive drug reserpine to the United States in 1950.

References

  1. Lavieties, Stuart (April 27, 2003). "Dr. Robert Wilkins, 96; Told of High Blood Pressure's Dangers". The New York Times. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  2. Oransky, Ivan (2003-07-26). "Obituary: Robert W. Wilkins" (PDF). The Lancet. Retrieved 2019-04-23.


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