Melvin Tefft
American physician (1935–2003)
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Melvin Tefft (15 December 1932 – 11 May 2003) was an American physician who specialised in radiation oncology in children at the Boston Children's Hospital and later at the Massachusetts General Hospital.[1][2] He was the first to report an extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma in 1969.[3]
Melvin Tefft | |
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| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 2003 (aged 67) |
| Medical career | |
| Institutions | |
| Sub-specialties | Radiation oncology |
Early life and education
Melvin Tefft was born on 15 December 1932, in Boston.[1] In 1954, he received a bachelor's degree from Harvard College, and in 1958 gained a medical diploma from Boston University School of Medicine.[1]
Career
Tefft completed his internship at Boston City Hospital before taking up his residency in radiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, where he also spent a year as a NIH fellow.[1] Through the 1960s, at the Boston Children's Hospital, he progressed from assistant professor to chief of the division of radiology.[1] He was influenced by Giulio D'Angio.[1]
In 1970, he was at the Massachusetts General Hospital.[4]
