Elise L'Esperance facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Elise L'Esperance
L'Esperance in 1951
Born	Elise Depew Strang 1878 Yorktown, New York
Died	1958
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children
Known for	Strang Tumor Clinic, Strang Cancer Prevention Clinic
Scientific career
Fields	Pathologist, physician
Institutions	Cornell University Medical College.

Elise Depew Strang L'Esperance (1878–1958) was an important American doctor. She was a pathologist, which means she studied diseases. Elise L'Esperance was a leader in finding ways to prevent cancer.

She started special clinics in New York to help people avoid cancer. In 1932, she opened the Strang Tumor Clinic. Later, in 1937, she opened the Strang Cancer Prevention Clinic. These clinics were based at the New York Infirmary.

In 1940, Dr. L'Esperance opened another branch of her prevention clinic. It was at the Memorial Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases. Throughout her career, she wrote many articles. She published about 30 research papers in medical journals.

Early Life and Education

Elise L'Esperance was born in Yorktown, New York. Her father, Albert Strang, was also a doctor. Her mother was Kate Depew Strang.

Inspired by her father, Elise decided to become a doctor too. She went to the Woman's Medical College of the New York Infirmary for Women and Children. She earned her medical degree (M.D.) in 1900.

After medical school, she worked at Babies Hospital in New York for a year. She was interested in pediatrics, which is the care of children. She then worked for two years in Detroit, Michigan, helping children in a private practice.

Medical Career

In 1908, Elise L'Esperance began working in medical research. She wanted to learn more about diseases.

By 1920, she became a professor of pathology. She taught at Cornell University Medical College. From 1948 to 1949, she was the president of the American Medical Women's Association. This is a group for women doctors in America.

In 1946, she became the first editor of a medical journal. It was called the Journal of the American Medical Women's Association.