Allen Whipple

For the Nobel laureate after whom Whipple's disease is named, see George Whipple.

Allen Oldfather Whipple (September 2, 1881 – April 6, 1963) was an American surgeon who is known for the pancreatic cancer operation which bears his name (the Whipple procedure) as well as Whipple's triad.

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