John Fielding Crigler

{{Short description|American pediatrician (1919–2018)}}

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| known_for = Crigler–Najjar syndrome

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John Fielding Crigler (11 September 1919 - 13 May 2018) was an American pediatrician. Along with Victor Assad Najjar, Crigler is known for Crigler–Najjar syndrome.{{cite web

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}}{{cite journal |pmid=14884759 |date=February 1952 |vauthors=((Crigler JF Jr)), Najjar VA |title=Congenital familial nonhemolytic jaundice with kernicterus; a new clinical entity |volume=83 |issue=2 |pages=259–60 |issn=0096-8994 |journal=American Journal of Diseases of Children}} He studied medicine at the Duke University School of Medicine, graduating in 1943. He trained in pediatrics at Boston Children's Hospital.{{cite web |url=https://painepodcast.com/2018/04/18/ep-paine-nym-42/ |title=Ep-PAINE-nym |newspaper= |date= 18 April 2018|author= |accessdate= September 6, 2020}}