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William Dameshek

Who

William Dameshek · Science & Medicine

What

Hematologist who introduced the concept of myeloproliferative disorders.

When

1900, Russian Empire (now Belarus) — 1969, New York, USA

Where

Russian Empire · United States

Biography

William Dameshek is recognized among Jewish contributors to Science & Medicine — Hematologist who introduced the concept of myeloproliferative disorders.

How & why

William Dameshek was an American hematologist who, in 1951, introduced the unifying concept of the myeloproliferative disorders, reshaping how blood cancers are understood and classified. He was a founding editor of the journal Blood. He was born into a Jewish family in the Russian Empire and emigrated to the United States as a child.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology

Contributions & Sources

Hematologist who introduced the concept of myeloproliferative disorders.

1900

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Biology