White, Paul Dudley (1886–1973)

US cardiologist. Regarded as one of the world's premier authorities on heart disease, he preached the preventive value of diet, exercise, and weight control. In 1914 he became the first American to make wide use of electrocardiograms. He wrote the standard text, Heart Disease (1931). He was affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital (1911–73) while serving on many committees and foreign missions. White was born in Boston, Massachusetts.