Sanders T. Frank
Sanders Thalheimer Frank (1938-1997) was an American pulmonologist
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Biography
- Born on May 11, 1938 in Middletown, Connecticut
- 1959 – BA, Amherst College
- 1963 – MD, New York Medical College
- 1969 – Phillip Hench Award for outstanding contributions in the field of rheumatology and arthritis by the Association of Military Surgeons of the US. [Major ST Frank, then stationed at South Ruislip AS, England]
- Associate clinical professor of medicine, University of Southern California
- Director of respiratory medicine and associate clinical professor of medicine at the Garfield Medical Center, Monterey Park, California
- Died on September 14, 1997
Medical Eponyms
Frank’s sign (1973)
Major Publications
- Frank ST, Maloney TR, Weg JG. Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis: report of two cases and comments on its pathogenesis. South Med J. 1969 Jul;62(7):867-70
- Frank ST, Weg JG, Harkleroad LE, Fitch RF. Pulmonary dysfunction in rheumatoid disease. Chest. 1973 Jan;63(1):27-34
- Frank ST. Aural sign of coronary-artery disease. N Engl J Med. 1973 Aug 9;289(6):327-8
- Frank ST. Ear-crease sign of coronary disease. N Engl J Med. 1977 Aug 4;297(5):282
References
Biography
- Awards. The Airman 1969; 13(2): 32
- Sanders Thalheimer Frank. Find a Grave.
Eponymous terms
- Prangenberg J, Doberentz E, Johann L, Madea B. The prognostic value of the Frank sign. Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2022 Jun;18(2):149-155.
Eponym
the person behind the name
