Bernard Lown’s Political Activism and Medical Achievements are Celebrated in Maine June 13, 2024

Dr. Bernard Lown, second from right, with IPPNW colleagues at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in 1985. Photo: IPPNW

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He founded the group Physicians for Social Responsibility in 1961. With Soviet cardiologist Evgeni Chazov, he founded International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War in 1980. In 1985 they won the Nobel Peace Prize.

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