Ernest E. Irons, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetErnest E. Irons
American physician
Date of Birth: 17-Feb-1877
Place of Birth: Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Date of Death: 18-Jan-1959
Profession: physician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Aquarius 
About Ernest E. Irons
- Ernest Edward Irons (February 17, 1877 – January 18, 1959) was an American physician who led several prominent medical organizations.
- Working as an intern under physician James B.
- Herrick, he identified abnormalities on a blood smear that resulted in the first published report of sickle-cell disease.
- He was later dean of Rush Medical College, and he was president of the American Medical Association (AMA), the American College of Physicians and the American Association for the Study and Control of Rheumatic Diseases.
- Late in his life, Irons spent several years as the board president for the Chicago Municipal Tuberculosis Sanitarium.
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