Angella D. Ferguson

Biography

Angella Dorothea Ferguson (February 15, 1925 – January 6, 2026) was an American pediatrician known for her groundbreaking research on sickle cell disease. While studying the normal development of African American children at Howard University, Ferguson noted the high prevalence of sickle cell disease among her patients. A poorly understood disease at the time, sickle cell disease became the subject of Ferguson's studies.

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