Edwin Salzman, HMS professor of surgery emeritus at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, passed away on October 3rd. Salzman, a vascular surgeon, helped pioneer using aspirin to lower the risk of blood clots from forming in the leg veins of surgery patients.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/obituaries/2011/11/01/edwin-salzman-surgeon-shared-parkinson-fight/ZEdqqymlw8V6K5z5p8btyI/story.html
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