Edward Livingston Trudeau
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Edward Livingston Trudeau (October 5, 1848 – November 15, 1915) was an American physician who established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium at Saranac Lake for the treatment of tuberculosis.[1]
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Edward Livingston Trudeau | |
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Born | (1848-10-05)October 5, 1848 New York City, U.S. |
Died | November 15, 1915(1915-11-15) (aged 67) Saranac Lake, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Physician |
Relatives | Garry Trudeau (great-grandson) |
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Dr. Trudeau also established the Saranac Laboratory for the Study of Tuberculosis, the first laboratory in the United States dedicated to the study of tuberculosis. He was a public health pioneer who helped to establish principles for disease prevention and control.