Thorn, George Widmer

Thorn, George Widmer
▪ 2005

      American physician (b. Jan. 15, 1906, Buffalo, N.Y.—d. June 26, 2004, Beverly, Mass.), did groundbreaking work in the treatment of Addison disease and kidney failure. As physician in chief (1942–72) at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now Brigham and Women's Hospital) in Boston, Thorn developed an early test for Addison disease and began the use of cortisone to treat it, a major advance over then-prevalent treatment methods. He was instrumental in acquiring the first kidney dialysis machine for the U.S., and he assembled the team that performed the first successful human organ transplant, a kidney transplant between identical twins, in 1954. He played a vital role in the creation and development of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, serving as director of medical research (1955–81), president (1981–84), and chairman (1984–90). Thorn held academic positions at several universities and was a founding editor of the medical textbook Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. The George W. Thorn Center for Endocrine Disorders was established in 1986 at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

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