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Mallory, George Kenneth was born on February 14, 1900 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frank Burr and Persis McClain (Tracy) Mallory.
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George Kenneth Mallory
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George Kenneth Mallory, American Pathologist, educator. Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1934-1950. Fellow College American Pathologists; member New England Pathological Society (vice president 1945, president 1946), American Society Experimental Pathology, American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, American Medical Association.
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Education
Bachelor, Harvard University, 1922. Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1926.
Career
He received his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1926, and subsequently worked at the Mallory Institute of Pathology (founded by, and named after, his father) at Boston City Hospital throughout his career, becoming Director in 1951. He lectured at both Harvard Medical School and Boston Medical School. He was appointed professor at Boston Medical School in 1948, and became emeritus professor in 1966.
His primary interest was in diseases of the liver and kidneys.
In 1929 Mallory and Soma Weiss, a physician at Harvard, described 15 cases of severe, painless hemorrhage caused by a tear in the mucosa of the esophagus or gastroesophageal junction preceded by vomiting in alcoholic patients. They described a further 6 cases in 1932.
This syndrome has become known as Mallory–Weiss syndrome.
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Membership
Lieutenant commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1934-1950. Fellow College American Pathologists. Member New England Pathological Society (vice president 1945, president 1946), American Society Experimental Pathology, American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, American Medical Association. M C.
Connections
Married Carol Fisher, September 30, 1931. Children: Margaret Persis, George Kenneth.
Education
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1922
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1926