Dorothy Bainton

Dorothy Ford Bainton is a Professor Emeritus in the department of pathology, and was the first woman to chair a department at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). She retired from UCSF in 2004. Her research focused on the development of leukemia.

Early life and education

Bainton was born in Magnolia, Mississippi. She graduated from Millsaps College with a bachelor's degree in 1955. She was one of four women in her class of 128 students in medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine, where she received her MD in 1958. She completed residency at the University of Rochester's Strong Memorial Hospital and the University of Washington School of Medicine. 1999 American Society for Investigative Pathology Gold-Headed Cane award 2003 UCSF Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women Elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science