About
Founder of the American Academy of Pediatrics who also invented a quick and reliable test for diphtheria. Before he invented his test nearly 10,000 children died of the disease a year.
Before Fame
He became a professor at Columbia University in 1936 after directing the Pediatric Department of Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.
Trivia
His test allowed children at risk for diphtheria to get vaccinated, which saved their lives.
Family Life
He married Catherine Fries Schick in 1925.
Associated With
Like Jonas Salk, he created a vaccine that saved many lives.
