Inge Gudmar Edler (17 March 1911 – 6 March 2001) was a
Swedish cardiologist
Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...
, who in collaboration with
Carl Hellmuth Hertz developed
medical ultrasonography
Medical ultrasound includes Medical diagnosis, diagnostic techniques (mainly medical imaging, imaging) using ultrasound, as well as therapeutic ultrasound, therapeutic applications of ultrasound. In diagnosis, it is used to create an image of ...
and
echocardiography
Echocardiography, also known as cardiac ultrasound, is the use of ultrasound to examine the heart. It is a type of medical imaging, using standard ultrasound or Doppler ultrasound. The visual image formed using this technique is called an ec ...
.
Edler and Hertz shared the 1977
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award for this achievement.
Early life and education
Edler was born on 17 March 1911 in Burlöv, Malmöhus County, Sweden. His parents were Carl and Sophia Edler and primary school teachers. In childhood, he was interested in technology, nature, and geography. Edler graduated from high school, Hegre Allmanna Laroverket, in 1930. Edler's older sister was a dentist and he initially intended to pursue a career in this field. As it was too late in the year to enroll in dental school, instead he enrolled in medical school at Lund University. Edler graduated from medical school in 1943.
Career
Personal life
Edler met his future wife, Karin Jungebeck, in 1939 at medical school as she was also a medical student at the same university. They had 4 children.
Edler died 7 March 2001 at home.
References
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1911 births
2001 deaths
History of medical ultrasonography
Swedish medical researchers
Recipients of the Lasker–DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
Swedish cardiologists
People from Burlöv Municipality