Theodor Ehrenpreis

The more modern descriptions of this disease follow the work of Dr. Theodore Ehrenpreis.His father was the Chief Rabbi of Stockholm and acted as Herzl’s secretary at the First Zionist Congress, because of this Ehrenpreis’ first name was Theodore. Ehrenpreis wrote his doctorate thesis on a patient with Hirschsprung’s Disease in 1945.  His conclusion was this was a condition, which presented and could be diagnosed in the newborn. 

 

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