Richard Lewisohn
Richard Lewisohn · Science & Medicine
Surgeon who developed sodium citrate anticoagulation, making stored blood transfusion practical.
1875, Hamburg, Germany — 1961, New York City, USA
Germany · United States
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Lewisohn was a German-American surgeon who in 1915 demonstrated that adding sodium citrate to blood safely prevents clotting, making stored, indirect blood transfusion practical and laying the basis for modern blood banks. He was born to a German-Jewish family in Hamburg and emigrated to New York in 1906, working at Mount Sinai Hospital. His discovery has saved countless lives worldwide.
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Surgeon who developed sodium citrate anticoagulation, making stored blood transfusion practical.
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