John Lindenbaum

John
Lindenbaum
Year
1996
Subject
Life Science
Award
Corson
Citation
For showing the importance of vitamin B-12.

Dr. John Lindenbaum earned renown for vitamin B-12 and folate metabolism studies, and his research benefited patients with sickle cell anemia, vitamin B-12 deficiency, and heart disease. His work changed the standard therapy for sickle cell anemia and led to revisions in FDA testing procedures to ensure consistent manufacturing--and efficacy--of digoxin to prevent heart failure.

Dr. Lindebaum was associated with the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University for nearly three decades, and served as acting chairman of medicine from 1990 to 1991.

Dr. Lindebaum died June 11, 1997. He had recently established a fund to bring minority leaders in the field of medicine to Columbia-Presbyterian, and it was renamed in his memory.

Information as of 1997