Daniel Alagille | |
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| Born | (1925-01-24)24 January 1925 Paris |
| Died | 8 November 2005(2005-11-08) (aged 80) |
| Known for | Alagille syndrome |
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| Fields | Pediatrics,hepatology |
| Institutions | Bicêtre Hospital |
Daniel Alagille (24 January 1925 – 8 November 2005) was a French physician who specialized in pediatric hepatology, the study of childhood liver diseases.
Alagille was born in Paris in 1925. He was educated at theUniversity of Paris and then worked at theUniversity of Paris-Sud, becoming a full professor in 1971.[1]
Alagille directed a pediatric hepatology unit atBicêtre Hospital in Paris for many years before retiring in 1990.[2]Alagille syndrome is named for him,[3] as he had first described the condition in 1969.[4] He recognized that a number of his patients withbile duct problems also suffered from problems in other body parts, including the heart and face. Alagille established the initial criteria for diagnosing the syndrome.[5]
Alagille served as editor-in-chief of theRevue internationale d'hépatologie and theArchives francaises de pédiatrie. He was received into the FrenchNational Order of Merit in 1967 and theLegion of Honour in 1988.[1] With his former trainee and colleague Michel Odièvre, he wrote the first textbook of pediatric hepatology,Maladies du Foie et des Voies Biliaires chez l'Enfant (Liver and Bile Duct Diseases in Children).[2] In 1994, he became the third recipient of the Andrew Sass Kortsak Award from theCanadian Liver Foundation.[6]
Alagille died in 2005 following heart surgery.[2]
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