Emil Frei III | |
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Born | |
Died | April 30, 2013 | (aged 89)
Citizenship | United States |
Alma mater | Colgate University Yale School of Medicine |
Occupation | physician |
Known for | Cancer research |
Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Smith (nurse), 1948-1986 (her death) Adoria Brock, 1987-2009 (her death) |
Children | 5 |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | National Cancer Institute MD Anderson Cancer Center Dana–Farber Cancer Institute |
Emil "Tom" Frei III (February 21, 1924 – April 30, 2013) was an American physician and oncologist. He was the former director and former physician-in-chief of the Dana–Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. He was also the Richard and Susan Smith Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.[1]