Jerome Conn
Jerome Conn · Science & Medicine
Endocrinologist who first described primary aldosteronism (Conn's syndrome).
1907, New York City, United States — 1994, United States
United States
Jerome Conn is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Endocrinologist who first described primary aldosteronism (Conn's syndrome).
Conn, an American Jewish endocrinologist at the University of Michigan, first described primary aldosteronism — the hormone disorder now called Conn's syndrome — in 1954, identifying a common and treatable cause of high blood pressure. His clinical investigations shaped modern endocrinology.
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Endocrinologist who first described primary aldosteronism (Conn's syndrome).
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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