Maurice Raynaud

Maurice Raynaud
Born
Auguste Gabriel Maurice Raynaud

(1834-08-10)10 August 1834
Died29 June 1881(1881-06-29) (aged 46)
EducationUniversity of Paris
OccupationDoctor
Known forRaynaud's Disease

Auguste Gabriel Maurice Raynaud (10 August 1834 – 29 June 1881) was the French medical doctor who discovered Raynaud syndrome, a vasospastic disorder which contracts blood vessels in extremities and is the "R" in the CREST syndrome acronym, in the late 19th century.