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Dorothy Hansine Andersen (May 15, 1901 – March 3, 1963) was the American physician and researcher who first identified and named cystic fibrosis.
Dr. Dorothy Hansine Andersen was the first physician to identify cystic fibrosis as a disease and, together with her research team, created the first tests to diagnose it. She also spent nearly a decade examining glycogen storage disease, and studied cardiac malformations in great detail.
Dorothy Hansine Andersen, née le 15 mai 1901 à Asheville, Caroline du Nord, et morte le 3 mars 1963 à New York, est une pédiatre américaine. Elle décrivit la maladie connue sous le nom de mucoviscidose comme une seule entité pathologique (cystic fibrosis en anglais) 1, 2 et participa au développement d'un test permettant de la diagnostiquer 3.
American paediatrician and pathologist who identified cystic fibrosis. Born in Asheville, NC, USA, on May 15, 1901, she died in New York, NY, USA on March 3, 1963, aged 61 years.
- Stephanie Clague
- 2014
Dr. Dorothy Andersen’s work paved the way for new treatments of cystic fibrosis that have turned a deadly disease into a treatable condition.
4 nov. 2021 · Our first season, “The Pathologist in the Basement,” is all about Dorothy Andersen, a physician and pathologist who solved a medical mystery when she identified and defined cystic fibrosis in...
11 nov. 2021 · Our first season, “The Pathologist in the Basement,” is all about Dorothy Andersen, a physician and pathologist who solved a medical mystery when she identified and defined cystic fibrosis in...
