Hugh de Wardener
FRCP Hugh de Wardener | |
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| Born | 8 October 1915 |
| Died | 29 September 2013 (aged 97) |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Malvern College St Thomas's Hospital Medical School |
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| Profession | Doctor |
Hugh Edward de Wardener FRCP (8 October 1915 – 29 September 2013)[1] was a British medical doctor who was an expert in the treatment of kidney disease. He was a pioneer of dialysis treatment and the first doctor in the United Kingdom to perform renal biopsies.
Biography
Educated at
MBE
in 1946.
He showed that
processed foods and how excessive salt intake increases the occurrence of hypertension and increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes.[3]
He was Professor of Medicine, University of London,
CBE
on his retirement in 1982.
Selected publications
- Salt, Diet and Health (with Graham MacGregor, 1998)
References
- ^ "Professor Hugh de Wardener". The Daily Telegraph. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ a b Richmond, Caroline (29 October 2013). "Hugh de Wardener obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
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External links
- A Tribute to Hugh de Wardener
- "de Wardener, Prof. Hugh Edward". Who's Who 2011 (online ed.). A & C Black. 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011. (Oxford University Press, December 2010)
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