Andrea Prader
| Andrea Prader | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 23, 1919 Samedan, Grisons |
| Died | June 3, 2001 (aged 81) Zurich |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Alma mater | University of Zurich |
| Occupation | pediatric endocrinologist |
| Years active | 1944–1986 |
| Employer | Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital, Zürich) |
| Known for |
Prader-Willi syndrome; Andrea Prader Prize of European Society of Pediatric Endocrinologists |
| Home town | Zurich |
Andrea Prader (December 23, 1919 – June 3, 2001) was a Swiss scientist, physician, and pediatric endocrinologist. He co-discovered the Prader-Willi syndrome and created two physiological sex development scales, the Prader scale and the Orchidometer.
Andrea Prader was born in Samedan, Grisons, Switzerland but lived in Zurich most of his life. He attended medical school at the University of Zurich. During his residency between 1944 and 1946, he worked under G. Toendury in the Department of Anatomy in Zurich, and then in 1947 in the Department of outpatient Medicine in Lausanne under A. Vannotti. In 1947 he became assistant physician at the Children's Hospital in Zürich. In 1950 was the beginning of his career as pediatric endocrinologist. His advanced research brought him to the U.S. in the early 1950s; Prader specialized at the Bellevue Hospital, New York City under the guidance of L.E. Holt, Jr, son of Luther Emmett Holt. His lasting interests in endocrinology was attributed to his contacts with Lawson Wilkins. Prader received his doctorate in 1957. In 1962 he became professor at the Medical faculty at the Zurich University. In 1965 the long term department chief Guido Fanconi retired and Prader succeeded him as professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Zürich. He also took over the post of Director of the Children’s hospital (Kinderspital) and remained in these posts until 1986.
Andrea Prader's fundamental studies were in pediatric endocrinology, however in his earlier works there are other topics in the field of pediatrics. Here are some of his works and collaborations listed in chronological order:
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