Sosman, Merrill Clary, 1890-1959.

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Sosman (Johns Hopkins, M.D. 1917; Harvard, Hon.A.M. 1949) was roentgenologist-in-chief at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital from 1922 to 1956 and professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School. After retirement from these positions he served as consultant in radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was a leader in diagnosis by X-ray. He was the first to describe intracardiac calcification as determined by X-ray, and he formulated a radiological treatment for pituitary tumors.

From the description of Papers of Merrill Clary Sosman, 1920-1958 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281430005

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referencedIn Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine Interiors. Images, ca. 1962-1998. Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
creatorOf Sosman, Merrill Clary, 1890-1959. Papers of Merrill Clary Sosman, 1920-1958 (inclusive). Harvard University, Medical School, Countway Library
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Birth 1890

Death 1959

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