Joseph Warkany
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Joseph Warkany was an Austrian American pediatrician known as the "father of teratology
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and this is where he completed his medical studies. By 1932, he had published over 23 publications, before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio
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Teratology
Teratology is the study of abnormalities of physiological development. It is often thought of as the study of human birth defects, but it is much broader than that, taking in other non-birth developmental stages, including puberty; and other non-human life forms, including plants.- Etymology :The...
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Early life
Warkany was born in ViennaVienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
and this is where he completed his medical studies. By 1932, he had published over 23 publications, before moving to Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, on January 5, 1932 where he remained for the rest of his life.
Awards
Warkany received many awards in his lifetime for his work, including:- Academy of Pediatrics Mead Johnson Award (1943)
- Academy of Pediatrics Borden Award (1950)
- Modern Medicine Award for Distinguished Achievement (1964)
- Academy of Pediatrics Howland Award (1970)
- Charles H. Hood Foundation Award (1972)
- American Association on Mental Deficiency Research Award (1976)
- Procter Medal Award for Distinguished Research (1979)
- March of Dimes Basil O'Connor Award (1986)