Kazi Mobin-Uddin

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Kazi Mobin-Uddin
Endovascular surgery
InstitutionsUniversity of Miami, Ohio State University[1]

Kazi Mobin-Uddin (July 16, 1930 – June 10, 1999) was an American surgeon specializing in vascular surgery research.[2]

Early life

He was born in British India and educated at the Aligarh Muslim University.

Career

In 1969 he developed the first

invasive surgical procedure to prevent thrombus embolization to the pulmonary artery.[1] Newsweek magazine reported on the discovery in its October 20, 1969 issue calling it "Umbrella of life."[1] The Mobin-Uddin umbrella was released for general clinical use in 1970.[2]

American College of Chest Physicians has incorporated Inferior vena cava filter into guidelines for management of deep vein thrombosis in their 2012 guidelines.[7] Over 50,000 Inferior vena cava filter are placed in United States each year.[8][needs update]

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