Soma Weiss
Soma Weiss (* 1898 in Bistritz , Transylvania , then Austria-Hungary , † 1942 in the USA ) was a Hungarian-American doctor. He is one of the namesake of the Mallory-Weiss syndrome .
Life
Soma Weiss was born in Bistritz (Hungarian: Beszterce ) and emigrated to the USA in 1920 after the First World War . He graduated from Cornell Medical College in 1923 and became chief physician at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston . In 1933 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . Weiss died in 1942 of a ruptured aneurysm , diagnosed by himself.
Weiss's most important contributions concern his work on cardiovascular diseases, especially heart defects and the role of the nervous system in cardiovascular physiology .
literature
- WS Haubrich: Mallory and Weiss of the Mallory-Weiss syndrome. In: Gastroenterology . 3, 2001, p. 541.
- Jeffrey P. Kanne, Charles A. Rohrmann, Jr, Joel E. Lichtenstein: Eponyms in Radiology of the Digestive Tract: Historical Perspectives and Imaging Appearances. In: RadioGraphics. 26, 2006, pp. 129-142.
Web links
- Soma Weiss at whonamedit.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weiss, Soma |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Hungarian-American doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bistritz , Transylvania , then Austria-Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1942 |
| Place of death | United States |