Alphonse Raymond Dochez | |
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Dochez at a National Defense Research Committee meeting in 1947. | |
| Born | April 21, 1882 San Francisco, CA |
| Died | June 30, 1964 New York, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Johns Hopkins University |
| Known for | Pioneering studies of pneumonia, scarlet fever, and the common cold. |
| Partner | Oswald Avery |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Bacteriology |
| Institutions | Rockefeller University Johns Hopkins University Columbia University |
Alphonse Raymond Dochez (April 21, 1882 – June 30, 1964) was an American physician and microbiologist. His research focused on infectious diseases, including scarlet fever, the common cold, and pneumococcal pneumonia. Dochez is credited with developing the first effective treatment for scarlet fever. His work also established viruses as the cause of the common cold.[1]