Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia, MD

Dr. Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia (September 26, 1921 – November 2, 1996) was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. Dr. Caldeyro-Barcia was the father of Perinatology and was nominated for the Nobel Prize. He obtained his MD (1947) from the University of the Republic in Uruguay specializing in obstetrical physiology. He and his professor developed the Montevideo Units, which […]