Notable Births in American Medicine

James McCune Smith (1813)

American physician James McCune Smith was born in 1813. He made history as the first African American to operate a pharmacy in the United States.

George H. Hitchings (1905)

Born in 1905, American doctor George H. Hitchings was a Nobel Prize laureate recognized for his significant contributions to cancer treatment.

Joseph L. Goldstein (1940)

American Nobel Prize winner Joseph L. Goldstein was born in 1940. He is renowned for his research on cholesterol.