Anatole Chauffard

Anatole Marie Émile Chauffard (August 22, 1855 - November 1, 1932) was a French internist who was born in Avignon. He was a member of Médecin des hôpitaux, and in 1907 became a professor of internal medicine of the Paris faculty.

Chauffard is remembered for his pathological work with hereditary spherocytosis and liver disease. His name is associated with the following disorders:
 * Minkowski-Chauffard disease: Congenital hemolytic anemia with spherocytosis, splenomegaly and jaundice. Named with Oskar Minkowski (1858-1931).
 * Troisier-Hanot-Chauffard syndrome: Hypertrophic cirrhosis with skin pigmentation and diabetes mellitus. Sometimes called primary hemochromatosis, bronze diabetes, pigmentary cirrhosis or iron overload disease. Named with Victor Charles Hanot (1844-1896) and Charles Emile Troisier (1844-1919).