Jerold Lucey (1926? )

Jerold Lucey studied newborn infants in the United States in the twentieth century. In the 1960s and 1970s, Lucey studied phototherapy as a treatment for jaundice [2], a condition in infants whose livers cannot excrete broken down red blood cells, called bilirubin, into the bloodstream at a fast enough rate. In addition to his work in jaundice [2], Lucey was the editor in chief for the journal Pediatrics of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Lucey helped establish standards of care for several neonatal conditions, including neonatal jaundice [2] and infant respiratory distress disorder (also called hyaline membrane disorder).