Edith Gaton | |
---|---|
Born | Edith Filomena Gaton April 27, 1924 |
Died | April 14, 2015 (aged 90) |
Relatives | Professor Dan Gaton (son) |
Medical career | |
Profession | Pediatrician, pathologist, professor |
Institutions | Tel Aviv University |
Research | Pathology |
Edith Filomena Gaton (April 27, 1924 - April 14, 2015) was an Israeli pediatrician and pathologist. She was a professor of Pathology and Head of the Department of Pathology at Tel Aviv University,[1][2] senior pathologist and Head of the Histochemistry Unit at Kaplan Hospital in Rehovot. Gaton was an educator and lecturer, author of textbooks in the field of medicine and researcher. Her research focused in the field of atherosclerosis and arteriosclerosis and has formed the basis for many research studies in the field.