Harrison martland biography
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Harrison Stanford Martland
Harrison Stanford Martland (September 10, 1883 – May 1, 1954) was an American pathologist who identified radium as the cause of cancer and death among watch dial painters, and also coined the term punch drunk to describe chronic head injuries from boxing.[1][2]
Early life and education
Martland was born in Newark, New Jersey.
In 1901 he received a BS degree from Western Maryland College and in 1905 he received his MD degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Career
Martland accepted the appointment of the first full-time paid pathologist at the Newark City Hospital in January 1909.
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When World War I broke out, Martland joined the Bellevue Hospital Unit and as a lieutenant colonel he took charge of a hospital in Vichy, France. He later was awarded a Citation for Exceptionally Meritorious and Conspicuous Service by General John Pershing.
In June 1925, Martland was chosen to fill the post of Ess