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Dr. Virginia Kneeland Frantz (1896 - 1967) was a pathologist and educator credited with a series of discoveries in the study of thyroid, breast and pancreatic tumors. From 1924 to 1962 she taught surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, becoming a full professor in 1951. Her major achievements include: *In 1922, New York Presbyterian Hospital, first woman surgery intern *In 1935, she and Allen O. Whipple described the insulin secretion of pancreatic tumors. *In 1959, she wrote a study on tumors of the pancreas which became the standard text in the field〔Franz, V. (1959). Papillary tumors of the pancreas: benign or malignant. Frantz, V.K. Atlas of tumor pathology. Washington DC: US Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 32-3.〕 *In 1961 she became the first female president of the American Thyroid Society. ==Awards and Honors== *Army-Navy Certificate of Appreciation for Civilian Service, 1948 *Janeway Medal, 1962 *Columbia University, Bicentennial Silver Medal, 1967 *Student of Arthur Purdy Stout, noted alumnae of Brearley School, Columbia named award after her and presented to Rita Charon *Virginia Kneeland Franz Society 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virginia Kneeland Frantz」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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