Breathing on the Roof of the World
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- Early Days, 1928-1945.- Adelaide University and Medical Residency, 1946-1953.- London and Llandough, 1953-1956.-Postgraduate Medical School, 1956-1960.- Silver Hut Expedition, 1960-1961.- University of Buffalo and the Postgraduate Medical School, 1961-1967.- Palo Alto and the NASA Ames Research Center, 1967-1968.- University of California, San Diego, 1969-1981.- American Medical Research Expedition to Everest, 1981.-  Studies on astronauts in space.- Other research projects.- Comments on scientific achievements.

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Dr. West's research interests are broad with an emphasis on the physiology of pulmonary gas exchange. He has also worked on the bird lung, pulmonary bleeding in racehorses, and the effects of snorkeling in elephants. His honors include membership of the National Academy of Medicine and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and he has received honorary doctorates from universities in Athens, Barcelona and Ferrara. 

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