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Saul Krugman

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Saul Krugman · Science & Medicine

What

Pediatrician whose research distinguished hepatitis A and B and enabled a hepatitis B vaccine.

When

1911, New York City, USA — 1995, New York City, USA

Where

United States

Biography

Saul Krugman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Pediatrician whose research distinguished hepatitis A and B and enabled a hepatitis B vaccine.

How & why

Saul Krugman was a pediatrician and infectious-disease researcher whose studies distinguished hepatitis A from hepatitis B and laid the groundwork for a hepatitis B vaccine, as well as advancing understanding of measles and rubella. He was a leading figure at NYU School of Medicine. He was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology

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Pediatrician whose research distinguished hepatitis A and B and enabled a hepatitis B vaccine.

1911

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology