Meet Dr Dorothy Hansine Andersen. The American physician to first identify cystic fibrosis, which is a symptom of Glycogen Storage Disease Type IV. This correlation possibly led this disease to be named after her, and thus the name Andersen's Disease was born.
There isn't much information about Dr Andersen, but one thing is for sure, she doesn't enjoy taking selfies.
Yup. That's all Google had.
But seriously speaking, having devoted her life to the study of fibrosis and studied the congenital defects of the heart, Dr Andersen managed to revolutionize techniques for surgeons and bring relief to many. Let celebrate Dr Andersen, awardee of the Distinguished Service Medal and Mead Johnson Award.
Wow Dr Andersen is a female! That's rare to have a disease named after a female physician. Thanks for this info! :)
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