About W. Dean Warren
Lived 1924 – 1989 (aged 64). W. Dean Warren was an academic and surgeon.
W. Dean Warren (October 28, 1924 May 10, 1989) was Joseph B. Whitehead Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Emory University until his death in from cancer) in 1989. Prior to his chairmanship at Emory he was Chairman of Surgery at the University of Miami. Warren was a pioneer in surgery for portal hypertension and developed the distal splenorenal shunt.
He was the recipient of many honours and served as President of the American College of Surgeons. His memory is honored by an annual lectureship at Emory University.
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American medical academic
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W. Dean Warren was born on 28 October 1924.
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W. Dean Warren died on 10 May 1989.
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W. Dean Warren was an academic and surgeon.
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