Jacqueline Noonan

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Jacqueline Anne Noonan (born October 28, 1928 in Burlington , Vermont ; † July 23, 2020 ) was an American pediatric cardiologist , best known for characterizing a genetic disease that is now known as Noonan's syndrome . She was also the first to describe hypoplastic left heart syndrome .

Life

Noonan studied chemistry at Albertus Magnus College and medicine at the University of Vermont . From 1956 she worked at the University of Iowa . In 1961, Noonan moved to the University of Kentucky Medical School , where she served for over forty years. As the first pediatric cardiologist, she found that children with a rare type of heart defect, called pulmonary valve stenosis , often had a characteristic physical appearance with small stature, pterygium colli , wide-set eyes and low-set ears. She presented her first paper on the subject in 1962, and after several additional work and recognition, the condition was officially referred to as Noonan's syndrome in 1971 . An endowed chair for pediatric research was established in her name. She died on July 23, 2020 at the age of 91.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Jacqueline A. Noonan MD - Obituary. Retrieved July 27, 2020 (English).
  2. ↑ Jacqueline Anne Noonan. Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
  3. ^ A hero for young hearts. Retrieved July 27, 2020 .
  4. ^ University of Kentucky News - news.uky.edu. July 19, 2011, accessed July 27, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Jacqueline A. Noonan, Dorothy A. Ehmke: Associated noncardiac malformations in children with congenital heart disease . Midwest Society for Pediatric Research Cincinnati, Ohio, Oct. 25 and 26, 1962. In: The Journal of Pediatrics . tape 63 , no. 3 , September 1963, p. 468-470 , doi : 10.1016 / S0022-3476 (63) 80441-2 .
personal data
SURNAME Noonan, Jacqueline
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Noonan, Jacqueline Anne
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American pediatric cardiologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 28, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH Burlington , Vermont
DATE OF DEATH 23rd July 2020