Saul Hertz
Saul Hertz · Science & Medicine
Physician who pioneered the use of radioactive iodine to treat thyroid disease.
1905, Cleveland, Ohio, United States — 1950, United States
United States
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Hertz was an American physician who pioneered the use of radioactive iodine to diagnose and treat thyroid disease — the first targeted radionuclide therapy, still central to treating hyperthyroidism and thyroid cancer. He was born to Jewish immigrant parents in Cleveland, Ohio, and led the Thyroid Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Physician who pioneered the use of radioactive iodine to treat thyroid disease.
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology
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