Robert McCarrison (March 16, 1878 to May 15, 1960) Iodine deficiency and Himalayan goiter Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D Robert McCarrison was a physician from…
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Berta (December 1, 1906 to July 23, 1995) and Ernst (1905 to April 29, 1965) Scharrer –The beginnings of neurosecretion Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD,…
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Aretaeus of Cappadocia (first and second centuries, CE) Apparent dual function of the testis Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Aretaeus of Cappadocia, the latter…
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Robert M. Blizzard, MD (June 20, 1924 to July 22, 2018) Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. “Bob” was the consummate pediatric endocrinologist, melding the…
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Melvin Malcom Grumbach (December 21, 1925 to October 4, 2016) Submitted by Alan Rogol “Mel” was born in Brooklyn, NY and received most of his advanced…
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Maria Iandolo New, MD (December 11, 1928 to July 26, 2024) Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D. Dr New was a pioneering pediatric endocrinologist and…
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Henry R. Harrower, MD (April 30, 1883-January 2, 1953) Organotherapist submitted by Alan Rogol Henry Harrower, an entrepreneurial organotherapist, organized the founding of the Association for…
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Carlo Broschi (aka Farinelli, 1705-1782) and the Castrati Submitted by Alan Rogol Castrations were performed on prepubertal boys to preserve the unbroken male voice through adulthood.…
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Angelo DiGeorge (April 15, 1921-October 11, 2009) Submitted by Alan Rogol Angelo DiGeorge, a founding member of (Lawson Wilkins) Pediatric Endocrine Society), described a form of…
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Andrezej Viktor “Andrew” Schally, Ph.D. (November 30, 1926 to October 17, 2024) Submitted by Alan Rogol Andrew Schally is a recently deceased Polish-American scientist who shared…
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