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Edward Livingston Trudeau | |
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| Born | October 5, 1848 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | November 15, 1915 (aged 67) Saranac Lake, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Relatives | Garry Trudeau (great-grandson) |
Edward Livingston Trudeau (October 5, 1848 – November 15, 1915) was an American physician who established the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium at Saranac Lake for the treatment of tuberculosis.[1]
Dr. Trudeau also established the Saranac Laboratory for the Study of Tuberculosis, the first laboratory in the United States dedicated to the study of tuberculosis. He was a public health pioneer who helped to establish principles for disease prevention and control.
- ^ Shampoo, Marc (July 2010). "Edward L. Trudeau—Founder of a Sanatorium for Treatment of Tuberculosis". Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 85 (7): e48. doi:10.4065/mcp.2010.0379. PMC 2894729. PMID 20592164.