Louis B. Wilson

Louis Blanchard Wilson
Born(1866-12-22)December 22, 1866
DiedOctober 5, 1943(1943-10-05) (aged 76)
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
OccupationPathologist
EmployerMayo Clinic
SpouseMaud Mellish-Wilson

Louis Blanchard Wilson (December 22, 1866 – October 5, 1943) was an American pathologist and the chief of pathology at Mayo Clinic from 1905 to 1937. Wilson is most famous for initiating the routine use of the frozen section procedure for rapid intraoperative diagnosis.

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