Angelo Mario DiGeorge | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | April 15, 1921
Died | October 11, 2009 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | (aged 88)
Alma mater | Temple University |
Occupation | Pediatric Endocrinologist |
Years active | 1946–1989 |
Employer | Temple University School of Medicine |
Known for | Discovery of DiGeorge syndrome |
Title | President, Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society |
Term | 1983–1984 |
Angelo Mario DiGeorge[1] (April 15, 1921 – October 11, 2009) was an American physician and pediatric endocrinologist from Philadelphia who pioneered the research on the autosomal dominant immunodeficiency now commonly referred to as DiGeorge syndrome.