Guido Majno, a distinguished pathologist, died on May 27, 2010. He earned his M.D. at the University of Milan. Guido Majno devoted his life to scientific discovery, understanding ancient medicine, and history. He was the author of more than 100 scientific papers and several books, including Healing Hand – Man and Wound in the Ancient World, and Cells, Tissues, and Disease – Principles of General Pathology, co-authored with his wife, Dr. Isabelle Joris. They regularly traveled to the American southwest to study Hopi and Navajo healing ceremonies for their research into the history of medicine. He began his career at the University of Geneva Institute of Pathology, moving to Tufts University in 1952, then to Harvard University Medical School, where he remained for 15 years. He returned to the University of Geneva for five years as chairman of the pathology department. In 1973, he returned to Massachusetts to chair the pathology department at the recently established UMass Medical School. He received numerous outstanding educator awards at UMass, the Gold-Headed Cane Award from the American Society for Investigative Pathology for his contributions to the field, and the Humanism Award from the American Association of Medical Colleges.
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