About Louis Katz
Lived 1897 – 1973 (aged 75–76). Louis Katz was an American cardiologist, university teacher and physiologist.
Louis Nelson Katz (1897 in Pinsk, Russian Empire – 1973) was an American cardiologist. Katz wrote more than 500 publications on hemodynamics, electrocardiography, hypertension, experimental atherosclerosis, the coronary circulation, myocardial metabolism, and more.
Awards Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award (1956)
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Who was Louis Katz?
American cardiologist (1897–1973)
When was Louis Katz born?
Louis Katz was born in 1897 in Pinsk.
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Louis Katz died in 1973.
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Louis Katz was a cardiologist, university teacher and physiologist.
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Louis Katz was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Louis Katz. https://biography.guide/louis-katz/
MLA: "Louis Katz." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/louis-katz/.
Chicago: "Louis Katz." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/louis-katz/.
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