Pioneering Pediatric Cardiologist on U of Kentucky Admissions Committee
Applicants to the University of Kentucky College of Medicine may find their application being reviewed by a pioneering figure in the field of pediatric cardiology.
Dr. Jacqueline Noonan was already recognized as a leader in that speciality when she joined the faculty at the recently established UK College of Medicine in 1961. During her training at Boston Children's Hospital, she had observed and described a congenital cardiac condition she called "hypoplastic left heart syndrome." Later, while teaching at the University of Iowa, she identified another congenital heart condition that became known as Noonan syndrome.
Dr. Noonan went on to become a pillar of the UK College of Medicine and of the surrounding community. Now 78 and nominally retired, she still sees patients at local health clinics, teaches a class at the medical school, serves on a board overseeing medical research -- and helps to select admits for the College of Medicine.
The University of Kentucky Vice President for Health Affairs Michael Karpf told a reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader that students are perennially taken by how approachable and supportive Dr. Noonan is. "People tend to just see this lady who works with first-year medical students and goes to clinics in Eastern Kentucky," Karpf told the paper. "Many don't realize how important she has been on the national and international scene as a cardiologist. She's a true pioneer."
- Source: "A Hero for Young Hearts," by Jim Warren, the Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky), November 3, 2006
Dr. Jacqueline Noonan was already recognized as a leader in that speciality when she joined the faculty at the recently established UK College of Medicine in 1961. During her training at Boston Children's Hospital, she had observed and described a congenital cardiac condition she called "hypoplastic left heart syndrome." Later, while teaching at the University of Iowa, she identified another congenital heart condition that became known as Noonan syndrome.
Dr. Noonan went on to become a pillar of the UK College of Medicine and of the surrounding community. Now 78 and nominally retired, she still sees patients at local health clinics, teaches a class at the medical school, serves on a board overseeing medical research -- and helps to select admits for the College of Medicine.
The University of Kentucky Vice President for Health Affairs Michael Karpf told a reporter for the Lexington Herald-Leader that students are perennially taken by how approachable and supportive Dr. Noonan is. "People tend to just see this lady who works with first-year medical students and goes to clinics in Eastern Kentucky," Karpf told the paper. "Many don't realize how important she has been on the national and international scene as a cardiologist. She's a true pioneer."
- Source: "A Hero for Young Hearts," by Jim Warren, the Herald-Leader (Lexington, Kentucky), November 3, 2006
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