| Date of Birth | 29-August-1904 | |
| Place of Birth |
Berlin (Germany) |
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| Nationality | Germany | |
| Also know as | Dr. Werner Forssmann, Werner Forssman | |
| Profession | Physician | |
| Werner Theodor Otto Forßmann was a physician from Germany who shared the 1956 Nobel Prize in Medicine for developing a procedure that allowed for cardiac catheterization. In 1929, he put himself under local anesthetic and inserted a catheter into a vein of his arm. Not knowing when the catheter might pierce a vein, he risked his life and was able to pass the catheter into his heart. | ||
Awards by Werner Forssmann |
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| Check all the awards nominated and won by Werner Forssmann. | ||
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