Paul (Dudley) White

Cardiologist, born in Roxburg, Massachusetts, USA. He studied at Harvard, practised at the Massachusetts General Hospital, then worked in London with Sir Thomas Lewis (1913–14), returning to the USA fired with enthusiasm over the value of the electrocardiogram. His major textbook, Heart Disease (1931), secured his international reputation, and successful treatment of President Eisenhower did much to foster public awareness that heart disease need not be crippling.

Paul Dudley White, M.D. (June 6, 1886 – October 31, 1973) was a pioneering cardiologist, and a founding member of the American Heart Association. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts and attended the Roxbury Latin School, from which he graduated in 1903. Dr White came to the attention of the American public when he consulted on President Dwight D. Dr. White emphasized fitness and exercise as one of the best ways to prevent cardiac disease, and was an avid cyclist.

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