Catharine Macfarlane
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| Institutions | Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania |
| Notable prizes | Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research |
Catharine Macfarlane (1877–1969) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist who founded one of the first screening centers for uterine cancer in the United States. She was the first woman fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, and first woman president of the Obstetrical Society of Philadelphia. She received a 1951 Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research for her applications of preventive medicine to cancer control.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Dr. Catharine Macfarlane". Changing the Face of Medicine. United States National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- ↑ "Pennsylvania quite proud of 81-year-old lady doctor, Catherine Macfarlane". New Castle News. Pennsylvania. October 2, 1958 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
External links
- Works by or about Catharine Macfarlane at Internet Archive
Media related to Catharine Macfarlane at Wikimedia Commons
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