This article is about the paediatrician. For the artist, see Helen Mackay (sculptor).
Helen Mackay
Born
23 May 1891
Inverness, Scotland
Died
15 July 1965
Burial place
Golders Green Crematorium, London
Alma mater
London School of Medicine for Women
Known for
First woman fellow of the Royal College of Physicians
Helen Marion Macpherson Mackay[1] (23 May 1891 – 15 July 1965) was a British paediatrician. She made important contributions to the understanding of childhood nutrition and preventive healthcare.[2] Mackay was the first woman fellow of the Royal College of Physicians.
After graduation from the London School of Medicine for Women (now part of the UCL Medical School),[3] Mackay practiced at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children where she was the first female physician to work there, and also one of the first women to be appointed as a consultant there.[1] Helen Mackay was the first person to investigate anaemia in infants and to attribute iron deficiency as an important factor of this. This led to changes in childhood nutrition favouring breastfeeding over formula feeding in the United Kingdom.[4]
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^"Honorary Physician | Dr Helen Mackay (1891–1965) – Alumni – From Fever to Consumption – The Story of Healthcare in Hackney". Hackney Society. 9 February 2010.
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^Stevens, David (1991). "Helen Mackay, Another Iron Lady: Her Work On Iron Deficiency Anaemia Stands Up, 60 Years Later". British Medical Journal. 303 (6795): 147–48. doi:10.1136/bmj.303.6795.147. JSTOR 29712341. PMC 1670396. PMID 1878636.
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