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William D. Cheney
US radiologist, Born 1918, Tekonsha, Michigan.
Associated eponyms:
Hajdu-Cheney disease
An autosomal dominant form of acro-osteolysis.
Biography:
William D. Cheney graduated MD from the University of Michigan in 1943. He had his residency at the Wisconsin General Hospital in Madison, and trained in radiology at St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor. After completing his training in 1950, he practiced at the Edward Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan.
Bibliography:
- W. D. Cheney:
Acro-osteolysis. American Journal of Roentgenology, 1965, 94: 595-607.
Biographical:
- Barry G. Firkin and Judith A. Whitworth:
Dictionary of Medical Eponyms.
The Parthenon Publishing Group. 1989. New edition in 2002.
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