Harvey Feigenbaum
American cardiologist
Harvey Feigenbaum (born 1933) is an American cardiologist known for his life-long work in the field of echocardiography. He wrote the first textbook on the subject in 1972, which is currently in its 8th edition, and has published over 300 articles. He has trained generations of cardiologists including many of the world's pioneers in the field through his numerous visitors, frequent workshops, annual courses in Indianapolis, Indiana beginning in 1968, the year when he started formal fellowship training He founded the field of cardiac sonography in 1965 and the American Society of Echocardiography in 1975. His seminal article on the diagnosis of pericardial effusions published in 1965 with his technique "brought echocardiography to the attention of thousands of practitioners".
Personal history
Feigenbaum was born on November 20, 1933, in East Chicago, Indiana. He is the youngest of the four children of Tillie and Julius Feigenbaum. His parents were Jewish immigrants from Europe. He graduated from East Chicago Washington High School.
Indiana University
Feigenbaum attended Indiana University in Bloomington and graduated with a degree in anatomy and physiology in 1954. He finished his doctorate in medicine at the same institution four years later.
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