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Ann M. Johanson

Born  1934
Died  

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    American paediatrician, born July 1934.

    Biography of Ann M. Johanson

    Ann M. Johanson obtained her M.D. in 1962. She is a specialist in paediatric endocrinology and was full professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia. She is Director Emeritus of the Epworth School. Ann M. Johanson was  80 years old in April 2014. She has previously lived in Webster Groves Missouri.

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