Melvin M. Grumbach | |
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| Born | December 21, 1925 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | October 4, 2016 (aged 90) |
| Nationality | American |
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| Fields | Pediatric endocrinology |
| Institutions | University of California, San Francisco |
Melvin Malcolm Grumbach (December 21, 1925 – October 4, 2016) was an American pediatrician and academic who specialized in pediatric endocrinology. Called Edward B. Shaw Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics, Emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, Grumbach was noted for his research and writing on the effect of hormones and the central nervous system on growth and puberty and their disorders; the function of the human sex chromosomes; and disorders of sexual development.