Bluma Tischler
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Bluma Tischler | |
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| Born | June 20, 1924 |
| Occupation | Pediatrician |
| Known for | Her work in treating phenylketonuria |
Bluma Gorfinkel Tischler (June 20, 1924, in Baranavichy[1] – May 16, 2015 in Vancouver) was a Canadian pediatrician known for her work in treating phenylketonuria, including her role in the widespread implementation of the Guthrie test for detecting that illness.[2][1]
Tischler — a teenager at the onset of the Second World War — fled into the Soviet Union from the German invasion of Poland, and ended up in Stalinabad, where she attended medical school[1] and met her eventual husband, Isaak Tischler.
After the war, she and Isaak continued studying medicine in Wrocław, but left Poland in the wake of the Kielce Pogrom,[1] pursuing their internships first in Munich,[3] then in Montreal.[1]