Dorothy Hansine Andersen (1901–1963)
Born 1901 CE, died 1963 CE.
Dorothy Hansine Andersen (May 15, 1901 – March 3, 1963) was the American physician and researcher who first identified and named cystic fibrosis. During her almost thirty year tenure at Babies Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (now Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital), Andersen not only identified CF and its inheritance through a recessive gene, she was also at the forefront of developing diagnostic tests and life-extending treatments for the disease. Andersen was also active in researching other diseases that are diagnosed in children. She was the first to describe Glycogen storage disease type IV, which, in recognition of her contributions, became known as Andersen's Disease. Her research on heart malformations informed the development of open heart surgery and the training of new surgeons. During her lifetime, she was recognized by multiple organizations for her contributions to medicine, including by the American Academy of Pediatrics as an honorary fellow and by the Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation (now the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation) as the honorary chair. In 2002, she was posthumously inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame.
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