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Pelayo Correa

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According to Wikipedia, Pelayo Correa is a Colombian pathologist. Life and Work A pathologist educated at the Universidad de Antioquia Medical School in Medellin, Colombia, and later employed at the Universidad del Valle Medical School in Cali, Colombia, where he collaborated with epidemiologist, William Haenszel of the US National Cancer Institute, researching environmental causes of cancer in Colombia. He had a particular interest in the etiology of gastric cancer. Dr. Correa was born in Sonson, Colombia, July 3, 1927. Through his life, Correa has performed many jobs over the years. He started as part of the faculty at Universidad de Valle school of medicine in Cali in 1954 all the way until 1970. He became a visitor scientist for a couple of years at the US National Cancer institute Biometry Branch, where he continued to work with William Haenszel, and then became a full time professor in Pathology at the Medical Center of Louisiana at New Orleans. He was able to achieve the rank of Boyd professor, the highest academic rank among LSU staff.” . He continued to work there until Hurricane Katrina destroyed the Charity Hospital in New Orleans, and his lifetime collection of pathology specimens was lost. “Recognized for his expertise in gastroenterology, he was given an award by the American Gastroenterological Association for his individual contributions research in this field of science” . He also served on the World Health Organization for several years for his research on Helicobacter pylori bacteria which was later classified as a class 1 carcinogen.

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