Dr. Edward Trudeau - Phthisiologist

As part of its Distinguished Americans series, the U.S. Postal Service has released a new 76-cent stamp that honors Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau (1848-1915), the founder and first president of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, the precursor to the American Lung Association.

In a press release from the American Lung Association, Bernadette Toomey, President and CEO, American Lung Association is quoted as saying, "Dr. Trudeau was a true pioneer who led a public health movement and remained focused on the ideal that we can overcome a disease through coordinated research, education and advocacy."

Dr. Trudeau dedicated his life to researching and treating tuberculosis, a highly infectious disease that at one time killed one in seven people in the U.S.

Dr. Trudeau, a phthisiologist, dedicated his life to researching and treating tuberculosis, a highly infectious disease that at one time killed one in seven people in the U.S.

Phthisiology is the study of tuberculosis.

The stamp was designed by Howard E. Paine of Delaplane, Virginia, and created by Mark Summers of Waterdown, Canada. As a reference, Summers used a photograph of Dr. Trudeau provided by the American Lung Association.

To read the entire release, click here.