# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/dorothy-hansine-andersen
# Generated: 2026-08-14T23:05:17.969Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/dorothy-hansine-andersen"
name: "Dorothy Hansine Andersen"
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description: "Dorothy Hansine Andersen was the American physician and researcher who first identified and named cystic fibrosis. During her almost thirty year tenure at Babies Hospital of Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Andersen not only identified CF and its inheritance through a recessive gene, she was also at the forefront of developing diagnostic tests and life-extending treatments for the disease. Andersen was also active in researching other diseases that are diagnosed in children. She was the first to describe Glycogen storage disease type IV, which, in recognition of her contributions, became known as Andersen's Disease. Her research on heart malformations informed the development of open heart surgery and the training of new surgeons."
tagline: "American physician (1901-1963)"
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birthDate: "1901-05-15"
deathDate: "1963-03-03"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump