Egbert Hugh Luckey (1920-1989) biographical file
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- 1969 - 1989
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Luckey began his career at Cornell University Medical college as an assistant in medicine. He was a Niles Fellow in medicine, doing research on abnormal blood protein. He then served as Dean of the Medical college from 1954-1957, and from 1957-1966, Luckey was Chair of the Department of Medicine. During this period, he and his associates established one of the first coronary care units in a university hospital. He was promoted to President of the Medical Center in 1966 and served in this capacity until his retirement in 1977.
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- Egbert Hugh Luckey (1920-1989) biographical file
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- Date
- 2010-06-23
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- English
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- Latin
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- Description is inEnglish.
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