PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION

Founded 1847, and presently "dedicated to enhancing the health of the public through research, education, policy analysis and advocacy, with a particular focus on disadvantaged urban populations."

Official Website:
http://www.nyam.org/

Founding Date:
1847

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Ernst B. Chain	Scientist	19-Jun-1906	12-Aug-1979	Isolated penicillin
Harvey Cushing	Doctor	8-Apr-1869	7-Oct-1939	Cushing's Syndrome
Alphonse Dochez	Doctor	21-Apr-1882	30-Jun-1964	Scarlet fever, pneumonia, common cold
John William Draper	Chemist	5-May-1811	4-Jan-1882	Radiant energy and portrait photography
Margaret A. Hamburg	Government	1955		FDA Commissioner
John Mendelsohn	Biologist	31-Aug-1936		Cancer researcher
Mary O. Mundinger	Educator	c. 1937		Dean, Columbia School of Nursing
Dean R. O'Hare	Business	c. 1941		CEO of Chubb, 1988-2002
Morris W. Offit	Business	c. 1935		Founder of OFFITBANK
J. Marion Sims	Doctor	25-Jan-1813	13-Nov-1883	Father of gynecology
Samuel O. Thier	Doctor	23-Jun-1937		CEO of Massachusetts General, 1996-2002
Alexander R. Todd	Chemist	2-Oct-1907	10-Jan-1997	Nucleic acid, nucleotides

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