David Kritchevsky

David Kritchevsky (January 25, 1920 November 20, 2006, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania) was an American biochemist. and expert in lipid nutrition and cholesterol in particular.[1]

Kritchevsky was born in Kharkov, Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire to a Jewish family. He brought to the United States in 1923.[1]

Awards and recognition

An incomplete list of Kritchevsky's awards include:[1]

In 2006 the American Society for Nutrition established the David Kritchevsky Career Achievement Award and Kritchevsky was its inaugural recipient.

The American Heart Association established the David Kritchevsky memorial lecture, presented at its annual meeting.

References

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