Myrtelle May Canavan, MD — diagnostic and therapeutic services (pathology)
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Dr. Myrtelle May Canavan (1879–1953) had a long and distinguished career as a pathologist, neuropathologist, and curator of an anatomical museum. In addition to being one of the earliest woman pathologists and neuropathologists in the United States, she also identified the condition now known as “Canavan disease,” a progressive degenerative disorder of the central nervous system characterized by spongy changes in the brain.
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