Maurice Goldenhar

Maurice Goldenhar (January 15, 1924 – September 11, 2001) was a Belgian–American ophthalmologist and general practitioner. He emigrated from Belgium to the United States in 1940. He later returned to Europe for medical studies, and then returned once again to the United States.{{cite web|title=Goldenhar Syndrome|url=http://www.lsuhscshreveport.edu/OralandMaxillofacial/OMFSGoldenharSyndrome.aspx|publisher=University of Louisiana-Shreveport}}{{dead link|date=January 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

He first diagnosed what became known as Goldenhar syndrome in 1952.{{cite journal|author1=Sudarshan P Gaurkar |author2=Khushboo D Gupta |author3=Kirti S Parmar |author4=Bela J Shah |title=Goldenhar Syndrome: A Report of 3 Cases|pmc=3667321|journal=Indian J Dermatol|volume=58 |issue=3 |pages=244 |year=2013 |doi=10.4103/0019-5154.110876 |pmid=23723509 |doi-access=free }}

Goldenhar died in 2001 at age 77 as a result of a lengthy illness.{{cite news |title=Maurice Goldenhar |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/newsday-maurice-goldenhar-1924-2001/171468993/ |work=Newsday |date=September 14, 2001 |location=New York, NY |page=55 |access-date=May 1, 2025 |via=Newspapers.com}} {{Open access}}