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3 unusual facts about Orvan Hess


48th Armored Medical Battalion

Doctor Orvan Hess – developed the fetal heart monitor after the war

Orvan Hess

He is survived by two daughters, Dr. Katherine Halloran of Lexington, and Carolyn Westerfield of Hamden; five grandchildren (including Peter Halloran); and five great-granddaughters.

Peter Halloran

Halloran's maternal grandfather was Orvan Hess, a noted physician and recipient of the AMA Scientific Achievement Award for his work with penicillin and development of the fetal heart monitor.



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