Jerri nielsen fitzgerald bio
Jerri nielsen fitzgerald bio
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Jerri Nielsen
American physician
Not to be confused with Jerry Nielsen.
Jerri Lin Nielsen | |
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| Born | Jerri Lin Cahill (1952-03-01)March 1, 1952 Salem, Ohio, United States |
| Died | June 23, 2009(2009-06-23) (aged 57) Southwick, Massachusetts, United States |
| Alma mater | Ohio University Medical College of Ohio |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Known for | Physician who self-administered a biopsy, and later chemotherapy, after discovering a breast tumour while in Antarctica until she could be evacuated |
Jerri Lin Nielsen (née Cahill; March 1, 1952 – June 23, 2009) was an American physician with extensive emergency room experience, who self-treated her breast cancer while stationed at Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station in Antarctica until she could be evacuated safely.
In 1998, during the southern winter, at a time when the station is physically cut off from the rest of the world, she developed breast cancer. Nielsen teleconferenced with medica