Jane F. Desforges
Jane F. Desforges (1921 – September 7, 2013) was an American
hematologist and professor at Tufts University School of Medicine
.
Biography
Desforges was born in 1921 in Melrose, Massachusetts, where she attended Melrose High School.[1] Although her father was a general practitioner, she initially did not want to pursue a career in medicine; she majored in chemistry at Wellesley College and then followed a friend to enroll at Tufts University School of Medicine.[1][2] When she graduated in 1945, she was one of five women in a graduating class of 98 men. She met her husband Gerald Desforges (who would later become a thoracic surgeon) at medical school, and married him in 1948.[1]
Desforges worked as a resident at
New England Journal of Medicine from 1960 to 1993, was president of the American Society of Hematology, was made a member of the Institute of Medicine (now the National Academy of Medicine), and received the Massachusetts Medical Society's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.[3]
Desforges retired in 1995 and died on September 7, 2013.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Stickgold, Emma (September 23, 2013). "Jane F. Desforges, 91, hematologist, professor known for time with patients". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ a b "Dr. Jane F. Desforges". Changing the Face of Medicine. National Institutes of Health. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Longtime Medical Professor Jane Desforges Dies". Tufts University. September 13, 2013. Retrieved August 15, 2022.
- ^ Thornhill, Kate. "Passing of Dr. Jane Desforges". Hirsh Health Sciences Library. Tufts University. Retrieved 13 September 2022.