André Frédéric Cournand
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 André Frédéric Cournand
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| Born | September 24, 1895 Paris |
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| Died | February 19, 1988 |
| Nationality | France |
| Fields | physiology |
| Institutions | College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Known for | cardiac catheterization |
| Notable awards |  Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 |
Dr. André Frédéric Cournand (September 24, 1895 – February 19, 1988) was a French physician and physiologist.
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 along with Werner Forssmann and Dickinson W. Richards for the development of cardiac catheterization.
Born in Paris, Cournand emigrated to the United States in 1930 and, in 1941, became a naturalized citizen. For most of his career, Cournand was a professor at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and worked at Bellevue Hospital in New York City.
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- Sulek, K (Jan 1969). "[Nobel prize for Andre F. Cournand, Werner T. O. Forssmann and Dickinson W. Richards in 1956 for the discovery related to heart catheterization and studies on pathological changes in the cardiovascular system]". Wiad. Lek. 22 (2): 203-4. PMID 4890192.
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