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David Edmund Kuhl
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David Kuhl in 2009 at the presentation of the Japan Prize Award
Born (1929-10-27)October 27, 1929
Died May 28, 2017(2017-05-28) (aged 87)
Nationality American
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Known for positron emission tomography
Awards Ernst Jung Prize (1981)
Japan Prize (2009)
Scientific career
Fields radiology;nuclear medicine
Institutions University of Pennsylvania
University of Michigan

David Edmund Kuhl (born October 27, 1929 in St. Louis, Missouri, died May 28, 2017 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was an American scientist specializing in nuclear medicine. He was well known for his pioneering work in positron emission tomography. Dr. Kuhl served as the Chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Michigan for 20 years and retired in June 2011.

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