Jerrold von Wedel explained
| Jerrold von Wedel |
| Birth Date: | 1921 |
| Birth Place: | New York, New York |
| Death Date: | July 18, 1963, age 42 |
| Death Place: | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Citizenship: | United States |
| Occupation: | cardiovascular surgeon |
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| Spouse: | Barbara Ann Stugard |
| Children: | Randall von Wedel
Diane von Wedel |
| Parents: | Dr. Hassow von Wedel,[1] Jeanetter Klaverwyden |
Jerrold von Wedel (1921 - July 18, 1963) was an American heart surgeon who studied methods of using a skin flap graft to revascularize a diseased heart, as well as multiple sclerosis, which ultimately killed him.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] Served in the United States Navy as lieutenant in Japan 1945-1947. He was a faculty member at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine.
He died in 1963, at the age of 42 at the San Juan Veterans Administration Medical Center and was buried at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in North Tarrytown, Mount Pleasant, Westchester, New York, United States., his widow established a cardiovascular research fund at the University of Puerto Rico.[8]
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Notes and References
- News: 1943-10-11. DOCTOR A SUICIDE IN WESTCHESTER; Dr. Hassow von Wedel Had Been Worried Over Foreclosure of Yacht Club He Headed. en-US. The New York Times. 2021-09-09. 0362-4331.
- News: 1963-07-20. Jerrold von Wedel, Surgeon, Professor . en-US. 19. The New York Times. 2021-09-09. 0362-4331.
- Book: Shumacker, Harris B.. The Evolution of Cardiac Surgery. 1992. Indiana University Press. 978-0-253-35221-7. en. In 1952, Charles Newman, Jerrold von Wedel, Jere Lord, William Hinton, and their New York co-workers described successful studies with tubed pedicle skin grafts, on the basis of both injection studies and survival data after .... 134.
- Von Wedel. Jerrold. Stone. Peter W.. Neumann. Charles G.. Lord. Jere W.. Hinton. J. William. Moran. Robert E.. 1952. Revascularization of the Heart by a Pedicle Skin Flap. Science. 116. 3013. 319–320. 10.1126/science.116.3013.319. 1680454. 12984112. 1952Sci...116..319V . 0036-8075.
- NEUMANN. CHARLES G. MORAN. ROBERT EE. WEDEL. JERROLD VON. LORD. JERE W. HINTON. J. WILLIAM. February 1954 . Reduction of Coronary Artery Blood Flow Preparatory to Revascularization of the Heart Via Pedicled Flap of Skin . Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. 13. 2. 85–94. 10.1097/00006534-195402000-00001. 13133741. 13021357. 0032-1052.
- Wedel. Jerrold von. Lord. Jere W.. Neumann. Charles G.. Hinton. J. William. 1955-01-01. Revascularization of the heart by pedicled skin flap: An experimental study investigating the functions of extracoronary anastomoses. Surgery. English. 37. 1. 32–53. 0039-6060. 13226141.
- Moran. Robert E.. Neumann. Charles G.. Wedel. Jerrold Von. Lord. Jere W.. Stone. Peter W.. Hinton. J. William. Revascularization of the Heart by Tubed Pedicled Graft of Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue . November 1952 . Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. en-US. 10. 5. 295–302. 10.1097/00006534-195211000-00001. 13003565. 11064075. 0032-1052.
- Web site: 1943 Dartmouth Alumni Magazine . February 1964. 2021-09-09. Dartmouth Alumni Magazine The Complete Archive. en-US. Barbara has established at the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine the Jerrold Von Wedel Cardiovascular Fund, which will be used by the Department of Surgery for research activities in memory of Jerry. .
