Stella Van Praagh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stella Zacharioudaki March 18, 1927 |
| Died | June 3, 2006 (aged 79) |
| Education | University of Athens, Johns Hopkins |
| Years active | 1952-2002 |
| Medical career | |
| Profession | Pediatric Cardiologist |
| Field | Pediatric Cardiology, Pathology |
| Institutions | Children's Hospital of Buffalo, Children's Hospital Boston |
Stella Van Praagh was a pediatric cardiologist and pathologist at Children's Hospital Boston. She was internationally known for her contributions to the pathology of congenital heart disease.[1][2][3]
Early life[edit]
Stella Van Praagh was born in Rethymnon, Crete, Greece.[1] She graduated from the School of Medicine at the University of Athens in 1952 and undertook further training in pediatric cardiology at Johns Hopkins where she worked with Helen Taussig.[2]
Career[edit]
In 1962, she moved to Children's Hospital of Buffalo as a pediatric cardiologist and research associate. There, she met Richard Van Praagh, and the two were married shortly afterwards, beginning a lifelong personal and professional partnership.[1] In 1965, both Van Praaghs moved to Boston Children's Hospital where they worked until their retirements in 2002.[1][2]
Accomplishments[edit]
Stella and Richard Van Praagh were world-renowned pediatric cardiologists and pathologists. They proposed a new approach to formalize anatomic descriptions of congenital heart disease, which forms the basis of much of the current standard understanding.[3] Specific examples include Truncus Arteriosus,[4] sinus venosus atrial septal defect,[5] and heterotaxy syndrome.[6]
Awards[edit]
- Society for Cardiovascular Pathology Distinguished Achievement Award, 1999 [3]
- American Heart Association Paul Dudley White Award, 2004 [3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Milanesi, Ornella; Marino, Bruno (2007). "Obituary: Stella van Praagh". Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8 (1): 88. doi:10.2459/JCM.0b013e3280127b3e.
- ^ a b c Juraszek, Amy (2006). "Obituary: Stella van Praagh (March 18,1972 - June 3, 2006)". Cardiology in the Young. 16 (5): 517. doi:10.1017/S1047951106000989.
- ^ a b c d Van Praagh, Richard (2019). "The Story of Dr Stella (1972 - 2006)". World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery. 10 (1): 125–128. doi:10.1177/2150135117705639. PMID 30799724.
- ^ Van Praagh, Richard; Van Praagh, Stella (1965). "The anatomy of common aorticopulmonary trunk (truncus arteriosus communis) and its embryologic implications: A study of 57 necropsy cases". The American Journal of Cardiology. 16 (3): 406–425. doi:10.1016/0002-9149(65)90732-0. PMID 5828135.
- ^ Van Praagh, Stella; Carerra, Maria; Sander, Stephen; Mayer, John; Van Praagh, Richard (1994). "Sinus venosus defects: Unroofing of the right pulmonary veins -- Anatomic and echocardiographic findings and surgical treatment". American Heart Journal. 128 (2): 365–379. doi:10.1016/0002-8703(94)90491-X. PMID 8037105.
- ^ Van Praagh, Richard; Van Praagh, Stella (1990). "Atrial isomerism in the heterotaxy syndromes with asplenia, or polysplenia, or normally formed spleen: An erroneous concept". The American Journal of Cardiology. 66 (20): P1504-1506. doi:10.1016/0002-9149(90)90543-A. PMID 2252000.