Eli Moschcowitz
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(present-day Giraltovce, Prešov Region, Slovakia)
Eli Moschcowitz | |
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| Born | 2 August 1879 Girált, Sáros County, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary (present-day Giraltovce, Prešov Region, Slovakia) |
| Died | 23 February 1964 (aged 84) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons |
| Known for | Discovery of thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medicine, Pathology |
| Institutions | Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Beth Israel Medical Center Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan) |
Eli Moschcowitz (2 August 1879 – 23 February 1964)[1] was an American doctor best known for his role in discovering thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), which was originally called "Moschcowitz syndrome".[2] He is also known for having an early role in the development of psychosomatic medicine.[3][4][5]
Moschcowitz was born to a Jewish family in Girált, Hungary.
Career
Moschcowitz received a medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. He spent much of his career as a pathologist at Beth Israel Medical Center in Manhattan, and was later medical director of Mount Sinai Hospital (Manhattan) and Professor of Clinical Medicine at Columbia.[6][7] He was also a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
In 1925 Moschcowitz described the autopsy pathology of a young female patient who died of a disease that first caused petechiae, pallor, paralysis, and coma.[8] Her blood vessels were largely filled with platelets.[9] Modern reports still occasionally refer to TTP as "Moschcowitz disease" or "Moschcowitz syndrome".[10]
