Dr. David Nathan is the President Emeritus of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and former physician-in-chief of Children’s Hospital in Boston. He is currently Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nathan’s research has focused on the inherited disorders of red cells and granulocytes. He has trained over 100 hematologists, many of whom hold leading positions in pediatrics and internal medicine. His textbook, titled Hematology of Infancy and Childhood, is the leading text in the field. He is the author of two popular books: “Genes, Blood and Courage”, published in 1995, and “The Cancer Treatment Revolution: How Smart Drugs and Other New Therapies Are Renewing Our Hope and Changing the Face of Medicine”, published in 2007.
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