Isidore Ravdin
Isidore Ravdin · Science & Medicine
Pioneered the use of albumin injections to treat burn and shock victims during wartime, transforming clinical management of burn injuries worldwide.
1894, United States (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — 1972
United States (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
Isidore Ravdin is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Pioneered the use of albumin injections to treat burn and shock victims during wartime, transforming clinical management of burn injuries worldwide.
Isidore Ravdin was a prominent Jewish American surgeon at the University of Pennsylvania. He pioneered the use of albumin injections to treat burn and shock victims during wartime, transforming the clinical management of burn injuries. His work reshaped burn treatment worldwide.
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Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)
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Pioneered the use of albumin injections to treat burn and shock victims during wartime, transforming clinical management of burn injuries worldwide.
Source: Rambam Maimonides Med J (2026)
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