Arthur Earl Walker

Arthur Earl Walker
Born(1907-03-12)March 12, 1907
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
DiedJanuary 1, 1995(1995-01-01) (aged 87)
Arizona
Alma materUniversity of Alberta
Known forDescription of Dandy–Walker malformation and Walker–Warburg syndrome
Scientific career
FieldsNeurosurgery, neuroscience and epileptology
InstitutionsJohns Hopkins Hospital

Arthur Earl Walker (March 12, 1907 – January 1, 1995) was a Canadian-born American neurosurgeon, neuroscientist and epileptologist remembered for the eponymous syndromes Dandy–Walker syndrome, Dandy–Walker-like syndrome[1] and Walker–Warburg syndrome. During his career he published over 400 research articles and 8 books.[2]

  1. ^ Ritscher D, Schinzel A, Boltshauser E, Briner J, Arbenz U, Sigg P (February 1987). "Dandy–Walker(like) malformation, atrio-ventricular septal defect and a similar pattern of minor anomalies in 2 sisters: a new syndrome?". Am. J. Med. Genet. 26 (2): 481–91. doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320260227. PMID 3812597.
  2. ^ Wolfgang Saxon (January 7, 1995). "A. Earl Walker, 87, a Professor And Researcher in Neurosurgery". The New York Times. p. 30.