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Saul Krugman (April 7, 1911 – October 26, 1995) was a physician, and later pediatrician, whose studies of hepatitis, rubella, and measles resulted in the development of vaccinations for these debilitating diseases.
When Saul Krugman began his pediatric infectious disease career in 1946 and at the late age of 35, he likely had no idea he would be responsible for three generations of pediatricians and countless discoveries that helped vanquish a multitude of infectious diseases.
Tackling a major world problem and offering a solution is enough to earn an individual a place in medical history. But Krugman gave the world much more than that. Author of the leading text in infectious diseases, popular lecturer and indefatigable traveler, he was well known to clinicians.
Oct 28, 1995 · Dr. Saul Krugman, a longtime head of pediatrics at the New York University School of Medicine and a leader in the development of vaccines against measles, rubella and hepatitis, died on Thursday...
He passed away 2 weeks later in Hospice. At the time of his death, NYU Department of Pediatrics Chairman Dr. Wade Parks said of Krugman, ‘‘Saul Krugman has done more to eliminate pediatric infectious diseases than any other person ever.’’
To all of us, Saul has been the exemplary model of the clinical investigator. For more than 45 years he has contributed to our understanding of infectious diseases-their etiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical course, and prevention.
Saul Krugman, MD: Achievements and Honors. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3476 (94)70183-0. Alpha Omega Alpha Honorary Society. Haven Emerson Award, 1967. Modern Medicine Award, 1972. American College of Physicians-James D. Bruce Memorial Award, 1972. The John M. Russell Award (Markle Foundation), 1972.
