Reminiscences of Clement A. Finch : oral history, 1990.

Biographical Note

Physician, medical researcher

Scope and Contents

B.A., Union College; 1936; M.D, University of Rochester, 1941; instructor, Harvard Medical School, 1946-8, associate in medicine, 1948-9; junior associate, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1946-48, associate in medicine, 1948-9: work with blood preservation complement levels in variety of diseases, high-dose aspirin therapy for rheumatic fever, research on kinetics of iron, methemoglobinemia, effects of radioactive exposures, blood transfusions; associate professor of medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, 1949-55, tenured professor of medicine, 1955-: continuation of integrated program of hematology among Seattle hospitals, author of red cell teaching and homeostatis manuals; development of systematic approach to general internal medicine problem solving; relationship between oncology and hematology; organization of annual meetings of United States medical schools on issues of hematology; discussion of types of anemia; consultant, World Health Organization, 1959-; involvement with European societies of hematology; president, American Society of Hematology

Subjects

• Finch, Clement A., 1915-2010--Interviews.
• Harvard Medical School.
• Hematology.
• Interviews.
• Medical scientists--Interviews.
• Medicine--Study and teaching.
• Methemoglobinemia.
• Oncology.
• Oral histories (document genres)
• Physicians--Interviews.
• Rheumatic fever.
• University of Washington. School of Medicine.
• Wailoo, Keith, interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• World Health Organization.

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