Abraham Louis Levin, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Date of Birth: 16-Dec-1880
Date of Death: 15-Sep-1940
Profession: military physician
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Abraham Louis Levin
- Abraham Louis Levin (December 16, 1880 – September 15, 1940) was an American physician and the inventor of the Levin Tube, which is still widely used for duodenal drainage after surgery and for management of trauma patients.
- This procedure is known as nasogastric intubation. Levin was born in Suwalki, Poland (née Levitansky).
- He emigrated with his family to New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1902.
- He graduated from Blinn Memorial College in 1903 and subsequently earned his MD degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1907.
- Levin completed post-graduate training in internal medicine and gastroenterology at Johns Hopkins University.
- He spent most of his career as a practicing physician at Touro Infirmary of New Orleans. In addition to his private practice of medicine, Levin served in the US Army Medical Corps in World War I at Camp Beauregard in Louisiana.
- Levin treated large numbers of trauma patients with gastrointestinal involvement during his military duty.
- This was a period of extensive investigation into the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases in the medical community.
- Levin first published on his invention in 1921.
- Initially, Levin envisioned diagnostic uses of his nasogastric drainage device, such as for gallbladder disease.
- His 1927 publication anticipated the modern use of the invention for gastric decompression resulting from abdominal distention.Levin died on September 15, 1940.
- An annual Levin Memorial Address was established at Louisiana State University School of Medicine, and a Levin Memorial Award for the outstanding medical intern was established at Touro Infirmary.
- Levin's cousin Samuel A.
- Levine (note the difference in spelling) is credited with defining the Levine's sign, used in cardiology.
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