Henry H. Turner (
August 28,
1892 - August, 1970) was an American endocrinologist, noted for his published description of
Turner Syndrome in 1938 at the Association for the Study of Internal Secretions. He served as chief of endocrinology and as associate dean of the
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
Turner was born in Harrisburg, Illinois and died in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
References
- Turner HH. A Syndrome of infantilism, congenital webbed neck, and cubitus valgus. Endocrinology. 1938;23:566-574.
- A Tribute to Henry H. Turner, M.D. (1892-1970): A Pioneer Endocrinologist. The Endocrinologist 14(4) 179-184, July-Aug 2004 G Bradley Schaefer, MD and Harris D. Riley, Jr., MD