Sylvester Sanfilippo

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Sylvester Sanfilippo (January 1, 1926 – May 2, 2013) was an American

United States Navy Medical Corps in Portsmouth and Norfolk, Virginia
.

In 1960 Sanfilippo was awarded a

mucopolysaccharides
with a thorough clinical evaluation of each patient.

The work of Sanfilippo and his colleagues described eight

inborn error
of the mucopolysaccharide metabolism.

Sanfilippo presented the results of the study at the annual American Pediatric Society Meeting in May 1963, and published a report later that year.

He entered the private practice of Pediatrics in April 1962, but continued his research at the University of Minnesota for several more years. During his practice years he participated in regional health care planning and published a perinatal mortality review study (1976). Sanfilippo enjoyed his teaching experiences with medical students and physicians-in-training. He retired from private practice in June 1988.[1]

Sanfilippo died on May 2, 2013, aged 87.[2]

References

  1. ^ Interview with Dr. Sanfilippo, 3/27/09
  2. ^ "Sylvester J. (Sy) Sanfilippo M.D. - Obituary". Star Tribune. May 4, 2013.