Donald A. B. Lindberg

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Donald A. B. Lindberg
Poly Prep Country Day School
Alma materAmherst College
Columbia University
Scientific career
Fieldsmedical computing
InstitutionsUnited States National Library of Medicine

Donald Allen Bror Lindberg[1] (September 21, 1933 โ€“ August 17, 2019) was the Director of the United States National Library of Medicine from 1984 until his retirement in 2015.[2] He was known for his work in medical computing,[3] especially the development of PubMed. He won the 1997 Morris F. Collen Award from the American College of Medical Informatics.[4][5]

Biography

Lindberg grew up in

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
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In 1960 he joined the University of Missouri becoming a faculty member at the University of Missouri School of Medicine[5] where he developed a distinguished career, pioneering health care applications of computer technology and informatics for medicine.

He played a valuable role in establishing the American Medical Informatics Association[6] and served as founding president.

The NIH's in memoriam letter recognized Dr. Lindberg for his "notable global contributions to information and computer science activities for information used in medical diagnosis, artificial intelligence, and educational programs, in the process fundamentally changing the way biomedical information is collected, shared, and analyzed. He will be remembered for his outstanding leadership, his vision and passion for transforming access to medical information, and as a civil servant who was committed to excellence, transparency, integrity, and public trust."

Lindberg died on August 17, 2019.[7][8]

Further reading

  • Kohane, Isaac; Berg, Jeremy M. (4 October 2019). "Donald A. B. Lindberg (1933โ€“2019)". Science. 366 (6461): 37.
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References

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  2. ^ "Donald A. B. Lindberg, M.D." College of Science, George Mason University. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Innovation At NIH: Donald Lindberg, Senior Statesman For Medicine And Computers". Breaking Government. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  4. ^ Donald A. B. Lindberg, MD, FACMI | AMIA
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    PMID 9524354
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  7. ^ "Donald A. B. Lindberg". dignitymemorial.com. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Mourning the loss of former NLM Director Donald A.B. Lindberg, M.D." 19 August 2019.

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