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Virginia Apgar (June 7, 1909 – August 7, 1974) was an American physician, obstetrical anesthesiologist and medical researcher, best known as the inventor of the Apgar score, a way to quickly assess the health of a newborn child immediately after birth in order to combat infant mortality.
Virginia Apgar was inducted into the National Women’s Hall of Fame in 1995. It's said that she did more to improve the health of mothers, babies and unborn infants than anyone...
Jun 3, 2024 · Virginia Apgar was an American physician, anesthesiologist, and medical researcher who developed the Apgar Score System, a method of evaluating an infant shortly after birth to assess its well-being and to determine if any immediate medical intervention is required.
Aug 29, 2016 · Apgar is best known as the creator of a simple test that changed the course of neonatology—the care of newborn infants—forever. But because she was a woman, her groundbreaking career was born...
Dr. Virginia Apgar was an American anesthesiologist and researcher who heavily influenced the development of neonatal resuscitation in the immediate postpartum period with her simple five-point scoring system.
Virginia Apgar, M.D., the first woman to become a full professor at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, designed the first standardized method for evaluating the newborn's transition to life outside the womb—the Apgar Score.
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Virginia Apgar, MD, MPH. In some ways, Virginia Apgar helped babies born in modern hospitals all over the world. In 1952, she developed the 10-point Apgar score to assist physicians and nurses in assessing the status of newborns.
Virginia Apgar (1909–1974) Physician MD 1933 Faculty 1935–59. A pioneer in anesthesiology as well as maternal and child health, Apgar is best known for developing the Apgar score, a systematic assessment of neonatal viability known to medical personnel and parents throughout the world. Apgar is also credited with founding the field of ...
Born in New Jersey, United States, on 7 June 1909, Virginia Apgar was set on becoming a physician ever since she was in high school. She was inspired by her father’s hobby in scientific projects such as building telescopes, and by an older brother who was afflicted with and subsequently died of tuberculosis. Apgar attended Mount Holyoke ...
