Pioneers of Medicine without a Nobel Prize

This book brings together in one volume fifteen discoveries that have had a major impact upon medical science and the practice of medicine but where the scientists involved have not been awarded a Nobel Prize. Its aim is to publicize the achievements of these lesser-known heroes of our time and thereby inform and entertain the reader, whether medical student, professor or scientifically-minded layman. Readership: Medical students, professionals and general public. Ch. 1. Archibald E. Garrod: The founding father of biochemical genetics / David J. Galton ch. 2. Nikolai Anitschkow: The birth of the lipid hypothesis of atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease / Daniel Steinberg ch. 3. Willem-Karel Dicke: The role of gluten in coeliac disease / Chris J. J. Mulder and Karel A. Dicke ch. 4. Richard Doll: The link between smoking and lung cancer / Tony Seed ch. 5. Albert Sabin: The development of an oral poliovirus vaccine / Derek R. Smith and Peter A. Leggat ch. 6. Rene Favaloro: Pioneer of coronary artery surgery / Stephen Westaby ch. 7. Christiaan Barnard and Norman Shumway: The heart transplant pioneers / Stephen Westaby and David Marais ch. 8. William Kouwenhoven and Paul Zoll: The introduction of external cardiac massage, defibrillators and pacemakers / Max Lab ch. 9. Inge Edler and Carl Hellmuth Hertz: The development of ultrasound for clinical use / Bhavna Batohi and Paul S. Sidhu ch. 10. Cyril Clarke, Ronald Finn, John Gorman, Vincent Freda and William Pollack: The prevention of Rh haemolytic disease of the newborn / David J. Weatherall ch. 11. Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen: Recombinant DNA / Anne Soutar ch. 12. Harvey Alter and Michael Houghton: The discovery of hepatitis C and the introduction of screening to prevent its transmission in transfused blood / Leonard B. Seeff and Marc G. Ghany ch. 13. Willem Kolff and Belding Scribner: The development of renal haemodialysis / John Turney ch. 14. James Till and Ernest McCulloch: The discovery of stem cells / Joe Sornberger ch. 15 Akira Endo: The discovery of statins /Gilbert Thompson and Hiroshi Mabuchi. This book brings together in one volume fifteen discoveries that have had a major impact upon medical science and the practice of medicine but where the scientists involved have not been awarded a Nobel Prize. Its aim is to publicize the achievements of these lesser-known heroes of our time and thereby inform and entertain the reader, whether medical student, professor or scientifically-minded layman. Contents: Archibald E Garrod: The Founding Father of Biochemical Genetics (David J Galton); Nikolai Anitschkow: The Birth of the Lipid Hypothesis of Atherosclerosis and Coronary Heart Disease (Da