Max Samter

Max Samter
Born
Maximilian Samter

(1908-03-08)March 8, 1908
Berlin, Germany
DiedFebruary 9, 1999(1999-02-09) (aged 90)
Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
MonumentsThe Max Samter Institute for Immunology Research at Grant Hospital
NationalityGerman-American
OccupationAllergist
Known forStudy and elucidation of AERD (Samter's triad)
Notable workSamter's Immunologic Diseases 5th Edition (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1995)

Max Samter (March 8, 1909 – February 9, 1999) was a German-American immunologist who first extensively studied the triad between asthma, aspirin allergy, and nasal polyps that became known as Samter's triad, now aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease.[1] Samter was a third generation doctor and obtained medical training in Europe.[2] After fleeing Nazi occupation in Germany, Samter had a long career in medical research in the United States.[2] He is a pioneer in the field of immunology, having written many of the foundational textbooks of the field.[3] Samter founded The Max Samter Institute for Immunology Research at Grant Hospital in Chicago (now closed),[4] and after his death it was renamed in his honor.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Freeman-1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Max Samter, MD". JAMA. 281 (23): 2255. 1999. doi:10.1001/jama.281.23.2255. Retrieved 2022-11-14.
  3. ^ Cohen SG, Settipane GA (1999-09-01). "Max Samter, M.D. 1908-1999". Allergy and Asthma Proceedings. 20 (5): 329–335. doi:10.2500/108854199778251997. PMID 10566103.
  4. ^ JAMA. 1999;281(23):2255-2256. doi:10.1001/jama.281.23.2255
  5. ^ "DR. MAX SAMTER, 90, UIC MEDICAL PROFESSOR". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2022-11-14.