Max Samter

Max Samter (March 8, 1909 February 9, 1999) was a German-American immunologist who first identified the triad between asthma, aspirin allergy, and nasal polyps (Samter's triad).[1]

Max Samter
Born
Maximilian Samter

(1908-03-08)March 8, 1908
Berlin, Germany
DiedFebruary 9, 1999(1999-02-09) (aged 90)
Evanston, Illinois, United States of America
MonumentsThe Max Samter Institute for Immunology Research at Grant Hospital
NationalityGerman-American
OccupationAllergist
Known forMost prolific medical scientist in the area of Samter's triad
Notable work
Samter's Immunologic Diseases 5th Edition (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1995)

References

  1. Karen Freeman (February 15, 1999). "Dr. Max Samter, 90, Immunologist Who Wrote Pioneering Textbook". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
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