Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia

Uruguayan physician

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: Montevideo, Montevideo Department, Uruguay

Date of Death: 02-Nov-1996

Profession: physician, university teacher, gynaecologist

Nationality: Uruguay

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia (26 September 1921 – 2 November 1996) was a Uruguayan doctor who pioneered the field of maternal-fetal medicine, or perinatology.
His research with Dr.
Hermógenes Alvarez created Montevideo units, a measure of uterine performance during labor.
He was a founding editor of the Journal of Perinatal Medicine, a widely published author, a lecturer, and as of 2010 the only Uruguayan to be nominated for a Nobel Prize.