Arnold Sorsby

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'''Arnold Sorsby''' (born '''Arnold Sourasky''', 10 June 1900 – 6 May 1980) was a Polish-British ophthalmologist and surgeon. In 1949, he and Mary E. Joll Mason published the first description of a rare genetic retinal dystrophy now known as [[Sorsby's fundus dystrophy]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

==Biography==
Sorsby was born Arnold Sourasky in [[Bialystock]], [[Poland]], on 10 June 1900. Around the year 1930, he changed his last name to Sorsby. He was educated at [[Leeds Central High School]] and at [[Leeds University]] in [[Leeds]], [[England]]. He went on to serve as surgeon to the [[Royal Eye Hospital]] from 1931 to 1966, dean of the Royal Eye Hospital's Medical School from 1934 to 1938, and research professor at the Royal Eye Hospital and the [[Royal College of Surgeons]] from 1943 to 1966. He also served as [[editor-in-chief]] of the ''[[Journal of Medical Genetics]]'' from 1964 to 1969. He died on 6 May 1980.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

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[[Category:1900 births]]
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[[Category:Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:People from Białystok]]
[[Category:British ophthalmologists]]
[[Category:British surgeons]]
[[Category:Alumni of the University of Leeds]]
[[Category:Medical journal editors]]

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