Dickinson W. Richards

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Dickinson W. Richards
Born	Dickinson Woodruff Richards Jr. October 30, 1895 (1895-10-30) Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	February 23, 1973 (1973-02-24) (aged 77) Lakeville, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Yale University (BA) Columbia University (MA, MD)
Known for	cardiac catheterization
Awards	Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956
Scientific career
Fields	medicine physiology
Institutions	Columbia University Bellevue Hospital Presbyterian Hospital

Dickinson Woodruff Richards Jr. (October 30, 1895 – February 23, 1973) was an American physician and physiologist. He was a co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1956 with André Cournand and Werner Forssmann for the development of cardiac catheterization and the characterisation of a number of cardiac diseases.