1. Emil "Tom" Frei III was an American physician and oncologist.
10 Facts About Emil Frei
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Emil Frei was the Richard and Susan Smith Distinguished Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
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Emil Frei was inspired to study science after reading Hans Zinsser's book Rats, Lice and History.
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Emil Frei interned at Firmin Desloge Hospital, now St Louis University Hospital in St Louis, Missouri and served as a physician in the Korean War.
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Emil Frei served as physician-in-chief at the Dana-Farber Institute from 1972 to 1991.
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Emil Frei is best known for his work on the treatment of lymphomas and childhood and adult leukemia.
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Emil Frei's groundbreaking research into then-controversial combination chemotherapy, including the VAMP regimen, earned him many awards.
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Emil Frei served as the group chair for 16 years, from 1956 to 1963, and again from 1981 to 1990.
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Emil Frei coined the Journal of Clinical Oncology in 1981, journal published first issue in 1983 in association with American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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Emil Frei died of Parkinson's disease at his home in Oak Park, Illinois on April 30,2013.