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American radiologist (–)

Beryl Rice Benacerraf (April 29, – October 1, ) was an American radiologist and professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology and radiology at Harvard Medical School.

She was a pioneer in the use of prenatal ultrasound to diagnose fetal abnormalities, including Down syndrome. In , she was recognized as a "Giant in Obstetrics and Gynecology" by the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

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Early years

Benacerraf was born in in New York City. She was the daughter of Baruj Benacerraf, who shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. She spent her early years in France and returned to New York City at age seven, attending the Brearley School and Barnard College in Manhattan.

Although undiagnosed dyslexia had impaired her academic performance as an undergraduate, Benacerraf stated it was less of a handicap in medical school, where the textbooks included "a lot of graphs and images and charts".^[1] Sh