Alexander Gutman
Alexander Gutman · Science & Medicine
Physician-scientist, research on uric acid metabolism and gout
1902, New York City, USA — 1973, USA
United States (New York, Mount Sinai Hospital)
Alexander Gutman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Physician-scientist, research on uric acid metabolism and gout
Gutman became a world authority on gout, clarifying uric-acid metabolism and developing uricosuric treatments, and introduced the acid-phosphatase test for prostate cancer. Of Jewish background and born in New York City, he directed medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital and founded the American Journal of Medicine. His work transformed the understanding and management of gout.
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Physician-scientist, research on uric acid metabolism and gout
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biomedical Science
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