who dicovered cushing's syndrome?

Answer 1

According to medhelp.org, Dr. Harvey Cushing (1869-1939), who was an American physician, surgeon and endocrinologist, first described a woman with signs and symptoms of this disease in 1912, and in 1932 he was able to link the adrenal overproduction of cortisol to an abnormality in the pituitary.

If you are looking for more information on Cushing's Syndrome, the websites below are very helpful. Good luck to you! :

http://www.medhelp.org/www/nadf4.htm
http://cushings.homestead.com/introduction.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cushing's_syndrome

Answer 2

Harvey Cushing, a neurosurgeon. I think he discovered it in persons with a particular pituitary tumor. It was later described in persons who were administered large doses of ACTH and other steroids.