Edward Deforest Thalmann | |
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 Edward D. Thalmann, MD, expert in hyperbaric medicine | |
| Born | April 3, 1945 Jersey City, New Jersey |
| Died | July 24, 2004 (aged 59) Durham, North Carolina |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service |  United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1971–1993 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Awards | Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal Navy Unit Commendation Navy and Marine Corps Meritorious Unit Commendation with service star National Defense Service Medal with service star Navy and Marine Corps Overseas Service Ribbon with service star |
| Relations | Alexander E. Thalmann (nephew) |
| Other work | Naval Medical Research Institute Duke University Divers Alert Network |
Capt. Edward Deforest Thalmann, USN (ret.) (April 3, 1945 – July 24, 2004) was an American hyperbaric medicine specialist who was principally responsible for developing the current United States Navy dive tables for mixed-gas diving, which are based on his eponymous Thalmann Algorithm (VVAL18).[1] At the time of his death, Thalmann was serving as assistant medical director of the Divers Alert Network (DAN) and an assistant clinical professor in anesthesiology at Duke University's Center for Hyperbaric Medicine and Environmental Physiology.[2]
- ^ Southerland, D.G.; Butler, F.K. (2001). "The U.S. Navy Dive Computer". MTS/IEEE Oceans 2001. An Ocean Odyssey. Conference Proceedings (IEEE Cat. No.01CH37295). Vol. 2. pp. 900–904. doi:10.1109/OCEANS.2001.968236. ISBN 0-933957-28-9. S2CID 108869860.(subscription required)
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