Abraham Clifford Barger (February 1, 1917 – March 13, 1996) was an American professor of physiology who spent his entire career at Harvard Medical School.
Barger served as the president of the American Physiological Society in 1970-71 and was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 1974.
[2] Barger is recognized as a key contributor to the modern understanding of the pathophysiology of heart failure, specifically in the study of coronary artery disease and renovascular hypertension.
[1][2] After being elected to the membership of the American Physiological Society in 1949, he spent many years in various service roles for the organization, twice serving as chairman of the publications committee, being elected to the APS council in 1968, and serving a term as president of the society in 1970–71.
[4] In addition to his work with the APS itself, Barger also served on the editorial boards of two of its major journals.