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Oscar ratnoff: his contributions to the golden era of coagulation research
Author(s) -
Roberts Harold R.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
british journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.907
H-Index - 186
eISSN - 1365-2141
pISSN - 0007-1048
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2003.04459.x
Subject(s) - fibrin , coagulation , fibrinogen , thrombin , prothrombin time , thrombin generation , thromboplastin , coagulation testing , medicine , factor xiii , platelet , chemistry , immunology
This report describes some of the accomplishments of Oscar Ratnoff, one of the leaders in the field of coagulation research. His career exemplifies the attributes of an accomplished physician–scientist who has excelled in basic and clinical research, teaching and training, and clinical practice. Dr Ratnoff’s discovery of Hageman and Fitzgerald factors and his development of the waterfall hypothesis of coagulation reactions, and the application of these discoveries to clinical medicine are described.