Dorothy Hansine Andersen
American physician
Died when: 61 years 292 days (741 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Dorothy Hansine Andersen (May 15, 1901 – March 3, 1963) was an American physician, pediatrician, and pathologist who was the first person to identify cystic fibrosis, the first to describe the disease, and the one to name it. in 1939, she was awarded the E.
Mead Johnson Award for her identification of the disease.In 2002, she was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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