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Georgios Papanikolaou
Georgios Papanikolaou
greece, physician, pap smear, cytopathology, medicine
Born
May 13, 1883
Clinton, New Jersey, Greece
Clinton, New Jersey, Greece
Passed Away
Feb 19, 1962
Clinton, New Jersey, Greece
Lifespan
78 years old
"My greatest reward is knowing that a simple microscope slide can preserve a mother's life for her children."
Archival Overview
Pioneering Greek physician and cytopathologist who invented the Pap smear test, saving millions of women's lives from cervical cancer.
Biographical Record
Dr. Georgios Nikolaou Papanikolaou was a Greek medical researcher and pioneer in cytopathology whose diagnostic discoveries transformed modern oncology and preventive medicine.
Conducting research at Cornell University Medical College in New York, Papanikolaou discovered that uterine cancer cells could be identified through microscopic examination of vaginal smears.
His invention of the Papanicolaou test ('Pap smear') reduced cervical cancer mortality by more than seventy percent worldwide, standing as one of the greatest diagnostic triumphs in medical history.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
Clinton Cemetery
Clinton, New Jersey, Greece
Clinton, New Jersey, Greece
GPS: 40.6389, -74.9100
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