Melvin Tefft
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Born
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedMay 11, 2003 (aged 67)
Institutions
Sub-specialtiesRadiation oncology
Melvin Tefft | |
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| Born | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 2003 (aged 67) |
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| Sub-specialties | Radiation oncology |
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 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]
