Discovery of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome : Lessons in the Practice of Political Medicine

Abraham Bergman, born in Seattle in 1932, was graduated from Reed College in 1954, and Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1958. He received his postgraduate training in pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital, St. Mary's Hospital Medical School (London), and Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse. He is currently Director of Pediatrics at Harborview Medical Center, and Professor of Pediatrics and Health Services at the University of Washington in Seattle. He served as president of the National SIDS Foundation from 1972-1977, and is the author of 26 publications concerning Sudden Infant Death SyndromeBergman, Abraham B. is the author of 'Discovery of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome : Lessons in the Practice of Political Medicine', published 1986 under ISBN 9780275920593 and ISBN 0275920593.