Anne A. Gershon

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Anne A. Gershon is a pediatrician at Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City . Above all, she has made a contribution to the introduction of the chickenpox vaccination in the USA.

Gershon received her education from Smith College and Cornell University . Since 1986 she has been a professor of paediatrics at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons , Columbia University's medical school. Here she was most recently head of the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases .

Anne Gershon researched the pathology , epidemiology , diagnosis, latency , prevention and treatment of chickenpox and herpes zoster . Her work on the safety of the varicella vaccine was critical to the approval of the vaccine and its USA-wide recommendation in 1995. Gershon has published over 350 scientific publications and is the editor of 14 specialist and textbooks.

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  1. ↑ VZVRF Scientific Achievement Award. In: vzvfoundation.org. National Shingles Foundation, accessed March 30, 2019 .
  2. ↑ IDSA Presidents. In: idsociety.org. Infectious Diseases Society of America , accessed March 30, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Dr. Anne Gershon Receives 2013 Albert B. Sabin Gold Medal Award. In: sabin.org. Sabin Vaccine Institute, accessed March 30, 2019 .
  4. ^ Alexander Fleming Award Winners. In: idsociety.org. Infectious Diseases Society of America , accessed March 30, 2019 .
  5. ^ Maxwell Finland Award for Scientific Achievement. In: nfid.org. National Foundation for Infectious Diseases , accessed March 30, 2019 .
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SURNAME Gershon, Anne A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gershon, Anne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Pediatrician at Columbia University
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century