David G. Nathan

David Gordon Nathan (born May 25, 1929 in Boston ) is a leading American pediatric oncologist and hematologist .

Nathan earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard College in 1951 and an MD from Harvard Medical School in 1955 with a medical degree. He completed his residency at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and spent two years at the National Cancer Institute . From 1963 he worked at the Boston Children's Hospital , where in 1968 he succeeded Louis K. Diamond as head of the department of hematology and from 1985 to 1995 he was chief physician for all internal medicine. In addition, from 1974 to 1985 he headed the departments of pediatrics and hematology / oncology at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute , of which he was again president from 1995 to 2000. Nathan was a professor of internal medicine and pediatrics at Harvard Medical School. In 2007 he retired.

Nathan did a lot of research into the pathophysiology , diagnosis, and treatment of thalassemia and sickle cell anemia . He introduced deferoxamine or hydroxycarbamide to treat these diseases. Together with Yuet Wai Kan , he established the first prenatal test for these hereditary diseases. He also made an effort to understand disorders of the permeability of erythrocytes and that of erythropoiesis . He distinguished himself by training “a whole generation” of hematologists and oncologists. Nathan has published more than 350 scientific publications and is the author of three monographs, including a standard work in pediatric hematology and oncology, Nathan and Oski's Hematology of Infancy and Childhood (8th edition 2014 ISBN 978-1-4557-5414-4 ).

David G. Nathan has been married to Jean Louise Friedman (* 1931) since 1951. The couple has three children.

Awards (selection)

• 1983 member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
• 1986 President of the American Society of Hematology
• 1990 National Medal of Science
• 1995 Henry M. Stratton Medal from the American Society of Hematology
• 1999 member of the American Philosophical Society
• 2003 John Howland Award from the American Pediatric Society
• 2006 George M. Kober Medal

Web links

• Nathan, David G., 1929-. Papers, 1949-2007 at Harvard University Library (lib.harvard.edu, including a brief biographical abstract)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ International Who's who in medicine 1995
2. ^ ^{A b} The President's National Medal of Science: David G. Nathan. In: nsf.gov. November 13, 1990, accessed August 25, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter N. (PDF; 283 kB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved August 25, 2017 . 
4. ^ Henry M. Stratton Medal Recipients (Formerly Lecture). In: hematology.org. Retrieved August 25, 2017 . 
5. ^ American Philosophical Society - Member History ; Retrieved August 25, 2017.
6. ^ Frederick H Lovejoy: Introduction of David G. Nathan and the 2003 John Howland Award. In: Pediatric Research. 56, 2004, p. 167, doi: 10.1203 / 01.PDR.0000132659.56801.E3 .
7. ^ David G Nathan: Acceptance of the 2003 John Howland Award: A Journey in Clinical Research. In: Pediatric Research. 56, 2004, p. 169, doi: 10.1203 / 01.PDR.0000132816.06344.EA .
8. ↑ George M. Kober Medal and Lectureship. In: aap-online.org. Retrieved August 25, 2017 .