Name Julius Comroe, | Role Surgeon | |
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Died July 31, 1984, Hillsborough, California, United States Education University of Pennsylvania Books Retrospectroscope: Insights Into Medical Discovery | ||
Julius H. Comroe, Jr. (March 13, 1911 – July 31, 1984) was a medical researcher specializing in the functions and physiology of the human heart and lungs, a surgeon, director of the Cardiovascular Research Institute for the University of California at San Francisco. Comroe was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. He was also president of the American Physiological Society. Comroe served on the scientific advisory board of the Tobacco Industry Research Committee. He also served on the Medical Board of the National Academy of Sciences. The New York Times called him "award-winning expert on the functions and physiology of the human heart and lungs".
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Julius H. Comroe, Jr. was born in York, Pennsylvania. He graduated first in his class from the University of Pennsylvania in 1931. He again graduated first in his class from the UPenn Medical School in 1934 with an M.D. degree.