Historical Tidbit January – Then and Now: This Month in Endocrine History   

Then and Now: This Month in Endocrine History    Submitted by Evan Graber, DO In January 1951, Lawson Wilkins et al published their case series demonstrating the…

Historical Tidbit – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (March 8, 1841 to March 6, 1935) American Jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Stated  

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. (March 8, 1841 to March 6, 1935) American Jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Stated   Submitted by Alan D. Rogol, MD,…

Historical Tidbit – Vincent Du Vigneaud (May 18, 1901 to December 11, 1978) Nobel Laureate for peptide hormone synthesis 

Historical Tidbit – Vincent Du Vigneaud (May 18, 1901 to December 11, 1978) Nobel Laureate for peptide hormone synthesis  Alan D. Rogol, MD, Ph.D.   Vincent Du…

Historical Tidbit – Robert McCarrison (March 16, 1878 to May 15, 1960) Iodine deficiency and Himalayan goiter  

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…

Historical Tidbit – Berta (December 1, 1906 to July 23, 1995) and Ernst (1905 to April 29, 1965) Scharrer   The beginnings of neurosecretion  

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,…

Historical Tidbit – Aretaeus of Cappadocia (first and second centuries, CE) Apparent dual function of the testis 

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…

Historical Tidbit – Robert M. Blizzard, MD (June 20, 1924 to July 22, 2018) 

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…

Historical Tidbit- Melvin Malcom Grumbach (December 21, 1925 to October 4, 2016) 

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…

Historical Tidbit – Maria Iandolo New, MD (December 11, 1928 to July 26, 2024)  

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…

Historical tidbit – Henry R. Harrower, MD (April 30, 1883-January 2, 1953) Organotherapist   

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…