Eli Moschcowitz

Eli Moschcowitz
Born(1879-08-02)2 August 1879
Girált, Sáros County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary
(present-day Giraltovce, Prešov Region, Slovakia)
Died23 February 1964(1964-02-23) (aged 84)
Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma materColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Known forDiscovery of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine, Pathology
InstitutionsColumbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Beth Israel Medical Center Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan)

Eli Moschcowitz (2 August 1879 – 23 February 1964)[1] was an American doctor best known for his role in discovering thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), which was originally called "Moschcowitz syndrome".[2] He is also known for having an early role in the development of psychosomatic medicine.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ Marcus, Jacob Rader & Daniels, Judith M. (Ed.): The concise dictionary of American Jewish biography. Carlson Publications, Brooklyn (New York) 1994, ISBN 0926019740, p. 449.
  2. ^ Moake, J. L. (1998). "Moschcowitz, multimers, and metalloprotease". New England Journal of Medicine. 339 (22): 1629–31. doi:10.1056/NEJM199811263392210. PMID 9828253.
  3. ^ "Psychoanalysis Psychotherapy". Psychoanalysis-and-therapy.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  4. ^ Lorand Alex, Moschcowitz Eli (1934). "A Psychoanalytic Interpretation of the Constitution in Graves' Syndrome". Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 79 (2): 136–152. doi:10.1097/00005053-193402000-00002. S2CID 147511588.
  5. ^ Moschcowitz (1935). "Psychogenic Origin of Organic Diseases". New England Journal of Medicine. 212 (14): 603–611. doi:10.1056/nejm193504042121402.