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Born | Ricka Sapiro November 1, 1888 |
Died | November 8, 1968 | (aged 80)
Occupation | physician |
Rita Sapiro Finkler (born Ricka Sapiro; November 1, 1888 – November 8, 1968) was a Russian Empire-born American physician. She practiced pediatrics and gynecology in her early career, but is best known for her work as an endocrinologist. She established and directed the department of endocrinology at Newark Beth Israel Hospital in Newark, New Jersey.