Walter Broadbent
Dr. Walter Broadbent (1868–1951) was an English physician remembered for describing the Broadbent sign of constrictive pericarditis.[1]
Biography[]
Walter Broadbent was born in 1868, the son of Sir William Broadbent. He was educated at Harrow School, Trinity College, Cambridge and St Mary's Hospital, London.[2] He graduated in 1893. His first paper, published in 1895, described the Broadbent sign.
References[]
- ^ Barry G. Firkin, Judith A. Whitworth. Dictionary of Medical Eponyms. Informa Health Care, 2001, page 47. ISBN 978-1-85070-333-4.
- ^ "Broadbent, Walter (BRDT886W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Categories:
- 19th-century English medical doctors
- 1868 births
- 1951 deaths
- People educated at Harrow School
- Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge
- 20th-century English medical doctors
- Younger sons of baronets
- English medical biography stubs