Caroline Bedell Thomas, MD — internal medicine (cardiology)
Courtesy The Alan Mason Chesney Medical Archives of The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
In 1948, Dr. Caroline Bedell Thomas (1904–1997) launched a long-term study of health and risk factors for hypertension and heart disease. Her research strategy proved so beneficial that the work she began continues today, and her data has led to the discovery of the connection between high cholesterol and heart disease.
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