| Stella Van Praagh | |
|---|---|
| Born | Stella Zacharioudaki (1927-03-18)March 18, 1927 Rethymnon, Greece |
| Died | June 3, 2006(2006-06-03) (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.
Early life
Stella Van Praagh was born in Rethymnon, Crete, Greece. 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.
Career
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. In 1965, both Van Praaghs moved to Boston Children's Hospital where they worked until their retirements in 2002.
Accomplishments
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. Specific examples include Truncus Arteriosus, sinus venosus atrial septal defect, and heterotaxy syndrome.
Awards
- Society for Cardiovascular Pathology Distinguished Achievement Award, 1999
- American Heart Association Paul Dudley White Award, 2004
References
- ^ Milanesi, Ornella; Marino, Bruno (2007). "Obituary: Stella van Praagh". Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine. 8 (1): 88. doi:10.2459/JCM.0b013e3280127b3e.
- ^ Juraszek, Amy (2006). "Obituary: Stella van Praagh (March 18,1972 - June 3, 2006)". Cardiology in the Young. 16 (5): 517. doi:10.1017/S1047951106000989.
- ^ 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.