Dr. Henry Pancoast

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Dr. Henry Khunrath Pancoast

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Birthplace: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: May 20, 1939 (64)
Merion Station, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Dr. Seth Pancoast and Susan George Pancoast

Occupation: MD, Radiologist
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About Dr. Henry Pancoast

Henry Khunrath Pancoast was an American radiologist after whom a type of lung tumor, Pancoast tumor, has been named.

He was a medical doctor graduating in 1898 from the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. His first medical job was at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and in 1900, he started surgical training there. When the hospital's first skiagrapher retired in 1903, Pancoast applied.

Pancoast was appointed professor of radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in 1912. He was the first professor of radiology in the United States.

His father was also a doctor and professor.

from: Wikipedia and Find a Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13815715/henry-khunrath-pancoast

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Dr. Henry Pancoast's Timeline

1875
February 26, 1875
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1939
May 20, 1939
Age 64
Merion Station, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States