10 Interesting Fact About Famous endocrinologists

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• Dr. Frederick Banting, one of the inventors of insulin, is actually not an endocrinologist but a medical scientist who specializes in the field of physiology.
• Dr. Hans Selaye, known as the father of stress, first developed theory of the body's response to pressure and stress.
• Dr. Dorothy Hodgkin, a crystalographer, helps develop methods that help uncover the structure of insulin molecules.
• Dr. Andrew Schally, a Polish-American endocrinologist, was awarded the Nobel Nobel Prize in 1977 for the discovery of gonadotropin release hormones.
• Dr. Albert Renold, a Swiss-American endocrinologist, makes an important contribution to understanding how the body regulates blood glucose levels.
• Dr. Robert H. Williams, an American endocrinologist, is known for his research on growth and development hormones.
• Dr. Jesse Roth, an American endocrinologist, first identified and described an autoimmune disease called a polyglandular autoimmune syndrome.
• Dr. Shlomo Melmed, an Israeli-American endocrinologist, makes an important contribution to understanding how growth hormones are regulated and work in the body.
• Dr. George Cahill, an American endocrinologist, is famous for his research on metabolism and nutrition during fasting.
• Dr. John W. Kimall, an American endocrinologist, is famous for his popular book about hormone biochemistry and metabolism.