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Donald Paul Pinkel (September 7, 1926 – March 9, 2022) was an American physician who specialized in pediatric hematology and oncology. Pinkel made contributions to cures for several forms of childhood cancer, including leukemia. [1] He was the first director of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, serving from 1962 to ...
“Donald Pinkel introduced the word ‘cure’ to cancer,” said Dr. James Downing, current president and CEO of St. Jude. Pinkel died Wednesday. He was 95.
Donald Pinkel was the first director of St. Jude and served from 1962 until 1973. His successor, Alvin Mauer, was director from 1973 to 1983. Joseph Simone was the hospital's third director from 1983 to 1992. Arthur W. Nienhuis was CEO and director of St. Jude from 1993 until 2004.
Dr. Donald Pinkel, the "father of pediatric oncology," once worked at Driscoll Children's Hospital in South Texas. Pinkel died at 95 years old.
Pinkel is a Dutch and North German surname, probably a variant of Pingel. [1] It may refer to the following notable people: Donald Pinkel (1926–2022), American physician; Gary Pinkel (born 1952), American college football coach; Sheila Pinkel (born 1941), American visual artist, activist and educator
For the better part of the last six months, Beckett has been living in Tennessee at St. Jude's Hospital, battling ATRT brain cancer - a very rare, fast-growing tumour. Family of three-year-old ...
Donald Pinkel - American medical doctor, founding medical director and CEO of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Canisius High School and Canisius College) Pius XI - Pope (Gregorian University, Rome) Pius XII - Pope (Gregorian University, Rome)
The first Ronald McDonald House was opened in Philadelphia in 1974. [5] Jim Murray, general manager of the Philadelphia Eagles, was raising funds for one of his players' daughters when he met Children's Hospital of Philadelphia oncologist Dr. Audrey Evans.