Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou was a Greek physician, zoologist and microscopist who was a pioneer in cytopathology and early cancer detection, and inventor of the pap smear for detection of cervical cancer.
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Joseph MurrayAlso won Amory Prize
Alec JeffreysAlso won Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
Drew WeissmanAlso won Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award
Mary F. LyonAlso won Amory Prize
Sune BergströmAlso won Amory Prize
Michael HoughtonAlso won Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research AwardAbout this person
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1883 to 1962 · aged 78
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