Earl P. Benditt
Male, Person
1916 –
Who is Earl P. Benditt?
Earl Philip Benditt was an American pathologist, known for his research on hardening of the arteries. Benditt was a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Benditt published approximately 250 scientific papers. Benditt was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and was a recipient of the Rous-Whipple Award as well as the Gold-Headed Cane from the American Association of Pathologists and Bacteriologists. Benditt was the Chair of the Department of Pathology at the University of Washington from 1957 to 1981. The National Academies Press called him "a preeminent twentieth-century experimental pathologist". The New York Times called him "a specialist in blood vessel and artery diseases".
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- Born
- Apr 15, 1916
Philadelphia - Education
- Harvard Medical School
- Died
- Apr 18, 2024
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on July 23, 2013
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