Hyman Irving Biegeleisen (June 4, 1904 New York City – May 3, 1991, died at his home in
Boca Raton, Florida
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) was an American
physician and pioneer of
phlebology
Phlebology is a medical speciality that is concerned with venous issues including the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the veins. A medical specialist in this field is known as a phlebologist. The specialty of phlebology has developed to en ...
. In 1964, he founded the Phlebology Society of America (now incorporated into the American College of Phlebology). He was one of the first medical doctors in the United States to use injection as a method of treating
varicose veins, and coined the term ''
sclerotherapy'' to describe the treatment.
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Early life
Biegelesin was born in New York City to parents who emigrated from Melitz, Austria (now Poland).
Education
Beigeleisen graduated from Stuyvesant High School
Stuyvesant High School (pronounced ), commonly referred to among its students as Stuy (pronounced ), is a State school, public university-preparatory school, college-preparatory, Specialized high schools in New York City, specialized high school ...
and Columbia University and received a medical degree from Long Island College Hospital (now part of SUNY Downstate Medical Center).
References
1904 births
1991 deaths
Columbia University alumni
Stuyvesant High School alumni
20th-century American physicians
Physicians from New York City
People from Boca Raton, Florida
SUNY Downstate Medical Center alumni
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