Katharine Krom Merritt
Katharine Krom Merritt | |
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Born | |
Died | August 5, 1986 | (aged 100)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Vassar College Johns Hopkins Medical School |
Known for | Kasabach–Merritt syndrome |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine |
Katharine Krom Merritt (Stamford, Connecticut, 9 January 1886 – Stamford, Connecticut, 5 August 1986)[1] was an American physician specializing in pediatrics. The Kasabach–Merritt syndrome is named after and her. She was also a member of the International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM).[2]
References[]
- ^ "Dr. Katharine Krom Merritt, Charity Branch Founder, Dies". The New York Times. 9 August 1986.
- ^ Sondervorst, Franz-Andre (2001). "Backward Glance at the International Society for the History of Medicine". ISHM.
- Bartolucci, Susan L.; Stedman, Thomas Lathrop; Forbis, Pat (2005). Stedman's medical eponyms (2nd ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 478. ISBN 978-0-7817-5443-9.
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- 1886 births
- 1986 deaths
- American pediatricians
- Women pediatricians
- American centenarians
- People from Stamford, Connecticut
- Women centenarians
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