Ramzi S. Cotran (1932-2000) was a pathologist and former president of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP).[1] He was chair of pathology at Harvard's Brigham and Women's Hospital and Children's Hospital Medical Center, as well as the Frank B. Mallory Professor of Pathology at Harvard Medical School and a member of the National Academy of Science's Institute of Medicine.[2] The Ramzi Cotran Young Investigator Award is presented each year by USCAP to a pathologist in recognition of a body of investigative work which has contributed significantly to the diagnosis and understanding of human disease.[3]

Cotran was born in Haifa (then in Palestine) and studied at the American University of Beirut before moving to the U.S.

References

  1. ↑ "Dr. Ramzi S. Cotran, 67, of Harvard, Long a Leading Pathologist". The New York Times. 27 October 2000.
  2. ↑ "In Memoriam Ramzi S. Cotran, M.D." Lab Invest. 81 (1): 1. 1 January 2001. doi:10.1038/labinvest.3780205.
  3. ↑ "Ramzi S. Cotran Young Investigator Award". uscap.org.
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