Asher Winkelstein (October 15, 1893 – May 30, 1972) was an American gastroenterologist who first described gastroesophageal reflux disease in 1935.[1] He was a native of Syracuse, New York.[2] He founded the gastroenterology clinic at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan.[3][4]
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- ^ Janowitz, Henry D. (1973). "Asher Winkelstein, M.D. 1893-1972". Gastroenterology. 64 (3): 502. doi:10.1016/S0016-5085(73)80175-1.
- ^ "Dr. Asher Winkelstein". New York Daily News. June 1, 1972. p. 118.
- ^ "Dr. Asher Winkelstein, 78, Gastroenterologist, Is Dead". New York Times. May 31, 1972.
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