Oncohema Key

Dr. Allen Oldfather Whipple. (Courtesy of Samir Johna, MD) Introduction Allen Oldfather Whipple , called Oldfather by his closer friends, was born on September 2, 1881, in Oroomisha, Persia (currently…

Photograph of Cushing in his dressing room. Immediately following surgery, Cushing would illustrate the operative findings. It was common for him to wear his operative gloves while drawing these illustrations….

Dr. Charlie in scrubs To have a continuing, tangible influence on the daily activities of a large medical institution, a century and a half after its origin, and 75 years…

Professor Eugen von Hippel. (Courtesy of VHL Family Alliance) Introduction An autosomal dominant familial cancer syndrome , von Hippel–Lindau (vHL), affects numerous organs, most prominently the central nervous system (CNS;…

Fig. 1 Adrenal anatomy and blood supply Blood Supply Arteries The adrenal gland has three main groups of arteries carrying oxygenated blood to the cortex and medulla [10]. The superior…

John V. Verner Jr., MD. (Courtesy John and Sally Verner) As relayed by Dr. John Verner [1], the groundwork for the discovery of the syndrome that was to later bear…

Fig. 28.1 Chvostek’s sign. (From [3]. Reprinted with permission from Elsevier Limited.) Chvostek’s sign has been reported to be positive in many diseases: tetany in the newborn, hypoparathyroidism, alkalosis, rickets,…

Photograph of Charles Best taken by Professor A.V. Hill, University College, London, 1928. (Courtesy of the University of Toronto Fisher Library, The Discovery and Early Development of Insulin online collection,…

Thomas Peel Dunhill (1876–1957) at the age of 29 when he began his work as physician to outpatients in 1905 at St. Vincent’s Hospital. From Thomas Peel Dunhill: Pioneer Thyroid…

Aidan Carney. (Courtesy of Mayo Clinic) Prior to genetic testing, the understanding of genetic endocrinopathies required the commitment and interest of astute clinicians treating patients with an interest in associating…