Helen M. Ranney, MD — internal medicine (hematology)
Courtesy Helen M. Ranney, MD
Dr. Helen Ranney’s (1920–2010) landmark research during the 1950s was some of the earliest proof of a link between genetic factors and sickle cell anemia. She went on to become the first woman to chair the department of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego, and was the first woman president of the Association of American Physicians from 1984 to 1985.
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