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George W. Thorn

Thorn was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1906 and earned his M.D. from the University of Buffalo in 1929. A renowned clinician and educator, Thorn was a major leader in advancing the field of endocrinology and organ transplant.

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George W. Thorn

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  1. Thorn was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1906 and earned his M.D. from the University of Buffalo in 1929. A renowned clinician and educator, Thorn was a major leader in advancing the field of endocrinology and organ transplant. He is credited with organizing the team that performed the first successful human organ transplant in 1954. He developed a cortisone treatment for the debilitating and sometimes fatal Addison's Disease. He held academic appointments at the University of Buffalo, Harvard Medical School, The Ohio State University, The Johns Hopkins University, and the Royal College of Physicians in Great Britain. The author of more than 400 publications, Thorn held 13 honorary degrees. Thorn was a founding editor and editor-in-chief of Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. He helped establish and served as President of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. He was also chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Whitaker Foundation for Biomedical Engineering. George W. Thorn

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