Mary Ellen Avery Scientist

Mary Ellen Avery (May 6, 1927 – December 4, 2011) was an American pediatrician. In the 1950s, Dr. Avery's pioneering research efforts helped lead to the discovery of the main cause of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in premature babies: her identification of surfactant led to the development of replacement therapy for premature infants and has been credited with saving over 830,000 lives. In 1991 President George Bush conferred the National Medal of Science on Dr. Avery for her work on RDS.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 06, 1927
Birth place
Camden New Jersey
Nationality
United States
Date of deathDecember 04, 2011
Place of death
Wellesley Massachusetts
Education
Johns Hopkins University
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)

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Scientist

awards
National Medal of Science
Field of study
Pediatrics

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External resources

  1. http://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/collections/show/15
  2. http://hms.harvard.edu
  3. http://journals.lww.com/pedresearch/Fulltext/2005/12000/Introduction_of_the_American_Pediatric_Society_s.33.aspx
  4. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HMS.Count:med00128
  5. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_17.html
  6. http://www.scienceheroes.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140&Itemid=139
  7. https://www.countway.harvard.edu/index.html
  8. https://www.countway.harvard.edu/menuNavigation/chom.html