Dorothy Hansine Andersen The Life and Times of the Pioneering Physician-Scientist Who Identified Cystic Fibrosis

This book chronicles the life and accomplishments of Dorothy Hansine Andersen, a pioneering American pathologist and pediatrician who was the first person to define, diagnose, and treat cystic fibrosis.

Divided into three parts, the book begins by detailing Anderson’s early life, including being orphaned as an adolescent, her college career, and her laborious start in the medical field. Part II then examines Andersen’s role in defining the new disease “cystic fibrosis of the pancreas” and her career of active engagement in various clinical pursuits and research, both in pathology and pediatrics. Chapters in this section also discuss the numerous attempts made by others to minimize Andersen’s work through gender bias and the Matilda Effect. The book concludes by reviewing the foundations laid for CF, Andersen’s legacy, and her terminal illness. 

Featuring an engaging narrative style, Dorothy Hansine Andersen is a historically relevant, invaluable text for anyone interested in the life of Dorothy Anderson and the nascence of cystic fibrosis diagnoses.

Introduction

Part I: Life before Babies Hospital

Chapter 1: A beginning

Chapter 3: College and medical school

Chapter 4: False start

Chapter 5: A reboot

Part II: Babies Hospital during the McIntosh Era

Chapter 6: Historical perspectives

Chapter 7: Synergy

Chapter 8: Andy’s abandoned farm

Chapter 9: Scoring the first goal

Chapter 10: CF firsts

Chapter 11: “To Dr. Andersen who has pulled me through many a

tough year”

Chapter 12: McIntosh, pediatric pathology, and Columbia University

Chapter 13: CF sweat and the Matilda Effect

Chapter 14: Glycogen storage diseases

Chapter 15: Celiac disease

Chapter 16: Randomized, controlled trials
Chapter 17: Babies Hospital siblings

Chapter 18: A last decade of CF research

Chapter 19: Pediatric heart diseases

          Part III: Beyond Babies Hospital and the McIntosh Era

Chapter 20: Time to enjoy the view

Chapter 21: A foundation and a club for CF

Chapter 22: The end of an era

Chapter 23: Cancer

          Afterword