Hyman I. Goldstein 5607057 221748119 2008-06-25T22:30:45Z Waacstats 1951353 Stub-sorting. [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Stub sorting|You can help!]] '''Hyman I. Goldstein''' ([[November 2]], [[1887]]-[[1954]]) was an American physician and medical historian born in [[Baltimore, Maryland]]. He was the eldest son of Rose (sister of [[Isidor Zuckermann]]) and Solomon Joseph Goldstein. After his family moved to [[Camden, New Jersey]], he attended [[public school]]s in that city and earned his [[M.D.]] from the [[University of Pennsylvania]] in 1909. This was followed by graduate work within the medical facilities of the [[University of Vienna]], [[Austria]].<ref>''[[New York Times]]'' obituary, March 18, 1954</ref> Dr. Goldstein specialized in [[gastroenterology]] and was a member of numerous national and international medical organizations.<ref>''[[Journal of the American Medical Association]]'' obituary, May 15, 1954</ref> He was known to his personal friends and family as, "Doc." He is responsible for the discovery of [[Goldstein's Toe Sign]] <ref>[http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/3805.html Goldstein's toe sign (www.whonamedit.com)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and involved with work on [[Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia|Rendu-Osler-Weber]] disease.<ref>[http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/1706.html Rendu-Osler-Weber disease (www.whonamedit.com)<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Dr. Goldstein initiated a path in medicine also followed by his two younger brothers, all earning their M.D.s from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. [[Leopold Z. Goldstein]] (1899-1963) specialized in [[endocrinology]] <ref>Dr. Leopold Z. Goldstein, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, 1922, and Dr. Henry Z. Goldstein, College, Class of 1926, Alumni Records, University of Pennsylvania</ref>, and was co-author of ''Clinical Endocrinology of the Female''.<ref>''Clinical Endocrinology of the Female'' by Drs. Charles Mazer and Leopold Z. Goldstein, W.B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia and London, 1932.</ref> [http://dvrbs.com/people/camdenpeople-DrHenryZGoldstein.htm Dr. Henry Z. Goldstein] (1903-1975) specialized in [[otolaryngology]],and served during WWII in the Medical Corps, United States Army. Their sister, Sadie (1895-1962), married David E. Cooper, who received his Doctorate in Dentistry from the University of Pennsylvania, Medico-Chirurgical College of Philadelphia [http://www.med.upenn.edu/alumni/news/timeline.html], in 1916. [http://www.dvrbs.com/people/DVRBS-Camden-Biographical.htm] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{{11887|}}} {{Ifndef|1887|}} {{{21954|}}} {{Ifndef|1954|}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldstein, Hyman}} [[Category:1887 births]] [[Category:1954 deaths]] [[Category:American physicians]] [[Category:People from Camden, New Jersey]] [[Category:University of Pennsylvania alumni]] {{US-med-bio-stub}}