Zvi Laron

Zvi Laron (born February 6, 1927) is an Israeli paediatric endocrinologist. Laron is a professor emeritus at the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University. In 1966, he described the type of dwarfism later called Laron syndrome. His research contributed to the understanding of the action of Growth hormone / IGF-I axis and enabled the treatment of many children with IGF-I deficiency. He was also the first to introduce the multidisciplinary treatment for juvenile diabetes and other chronic childhood disorders. At present he serves as Director of the Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Unit at Schneider Children's Medical Center in Israel.