Teresa J. Vietti, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Teresa J. Vietti

American physician active in pediatric cancer research

Date of Birth: 05-Nov-1927

Place of Birth: Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Date of Death: 25-Jan-2010

Profession: physician, oncologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Teresa J.
Vietti (November 5, 1927 – January 25, 2010) was an American physician.
She is best known for her pioneering work and research in pediatric cancer.
Her research discovered the genetics of leukemia, new chemotherapy agents and tracked the effects of chemotherapy on childhood cancer survivors.
Vietti also wrote about her research and was an editor of the Journal of Pediatric Hematology and a co-editor of Clinical Pediatric Oncology.
According to Washington University in St.
Louis, she was known as "the mother of pediatric cancer therapy."