Inge Gudmar Edler (17 March 1911 – 6 March 2001) was a Swedish

cardiologist 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 disease, heart failure, valvular he ...

, who in collaboration with Carl Hellmuth Hertz developed medical ultrasonography and

echocardiography An echocardiography, echocardiogram, cardiac echo or simply an echo, is an ultrasound of the heart. It is a type of medical imaging of the heart, using standard ultrasound or Doppler ultrasound. Echocardiography has become routinely used in ...

. Edler and Hertz shared the 1977

Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award is one of four annual awards presented by the Lasker Foundation. The Lasker-DeBakey award is given to honor outstanding work for the understanding, diagnosis, prevention, treatment, and cure of diseas ...

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Edler, Inge Gudmar 1911 births 2001 deaths Swedish medical researchers Recipients of the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award Swedish cardiologists