Katharine Krom Merritt

Katharine Krom Merritt
Born (1886-01-09)January 9, 1886
Stamford, Connecticut
Died August 5, 1986(1986-08-05) (aged 100)
Stamford, Connecticut
Nationality American
Alma mater Vassar College
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Known for Kasabach–Merritt syndrome
Scientific career
Fields Medicine

Katharine Krom Merritt (Stamford, Connecticut, 9 January 1886 – Stamford, Connecticut, 5 August 1986)[1] was an American physician specializing in pediatrics. The Kasabach–Merritt syndrome is named after Haig Kasabach and her. She was also a member of the International Society for the History of Medicine (ISHM).[2]

References

  1. "Dr. Katharine Krom Merritt, Charity Branch Founder, Dies". The New York Times. 9 August 1986.
  2. Sondervorst, Franz-Andre (2001). "Backward Glance at the International Society for the History of Medicine". ISHM.
  • Bartolucci, Susan L.; Stedman, Thomas Lathrop; Forbis, Pat (2005). Stedman's medical eponyms (2nd ed.). Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. p. 478. ISBN 978-0-7817-5443-9.
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