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Robert William Goltz
American dermatologist, born 1923, Minnesota.
Associated eponyms:
Goltz-Gorlin syndrome
A multisystem disorder characterised by complex ectodermal and mesodermal dysplasia with osseous involvement.
Gorlin-Goltz syndrome
Inheritable disease comprising multiple cutaneous nodules which tend to become malignant in early adulthood, together with cysts of the jaws, cranial enlargement and a variety of minor skeletal malformations.
Biography:
Robert William Goltz studied medicine at the University of Minnesota. In 1965 he became the first professor of dermatology at the University of Colorado, Denver. In 1970 he returned to the University of Minnesota to become head of dermatology. When he retired in 1985, he was chairman. Goltz has played an active role in his speciality and is recognised as a pioneer in dermapathology.
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