| Virginia Apgar Born: 7-Jun-1909
Birthplace: Westfield, NJ
Died: 7-Aug-1974
Location of death: Manhattan, NY [1]
Cause of death: Liver Failure
Remains: Buried, Fairview Cemetery, Westfield, NJ
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Doctor Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Anesthesiologist, Apgar Score Developed the Apgar Score, to determine the viability of a newborn.
[1] Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, Manhattan.
Father: Charles E. Apgar (insurance executive)
Mother: Helen May Clarke
High School: Westfield High School, Westfield, NJ (1925)
University: BA Zoology, Mount Holyoke College (1929)
Medical School: MD, Columbia University (1933)
University: MPH, Johns Hopkins University (1959)
Professor: Medicine, Columbia University (1949-59)
Professor: Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Cornell University (1971-74)
Lecturer: Medical Genetics, School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University (1973-)
Administrator: Trustee, Mount Holyoke College (1966-71)
National Foundation Senior VP Medical Affairs (1973-74)
National Foundation Director of Basic Research (1967-72)
American Academy of Pediatrics Honorary Associate Fellow
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Associate Fellow
American Society of Anesthesiologists Treasurer (1941-45)
March of Dimes
National Women's Hall of Fame 1995
Author of books:
Is My Baby All Right? (1972, with Joan Beck)
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