# Sophie Spitz

> Sophie Spitz was an American pathologist who published the first case series of "juvenile melanoma,", skin lesions that have come to be known as Spitz nevi. For her contributions to pathology, and especially for her foresight in advocating the use of the pap smear when it was newly devised, she is recognized as a prominent pathologist of her time.

*American pathologist (1910-1956)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Doctor ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Doctors
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1910-02-04
- **Died:** 1956-08-11
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 11.4 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.6 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 57.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [صوفى سبيتز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%81%D9%89_%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B2)
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- [Софија Спиц](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0_%D0%A1%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%86)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4794271)

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