Public Service Recognition continued: Did you know...? • Dr. William H. Oldendorf, a researcher at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, developed the first CAT scan in America during the 1960s, which helps physicians diagnose cancer, brain disorders, and other diseases, was invented by a public servant at VA. • VA medical researchers made the connection between smoking and lung cancer that led to Surgeon General warnings for the public. • VA doctors invented a practical, implantable cardiac pacemaker that has saved lives. • Dr Jack Cimino, a doctor at VA’s Bronx hospital, developed the arterio-venous fistula for dialysis patients in 1967. • During World War I, VA’s ancestor, the Bureau of War Risk Insurance employed the largest force of women employees in the Federal government.
Posted on: Fri, 09 May 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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