Global InformationMartha MacGuffie information
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Martha MacGuffie | |
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| Born | Martha MacGuffie 22 January 1924 New York City |
| Died | 7 March 2011 (aged 87) Nyack, New York |
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| Occupation(s) | Reconstructive and plastic surgeon |
| Years active | 1949–2008 |
| Employer(s) | Nyack Hospital, Nyack, New York (1950–2005) |
| Known for | SHARE Africa, international AIDS charity |
| Website | shareafrica |
Martha M. MacGuffie (1924–2011) (nicknamed "Bobby") was the first woman reconstructive and plastic surgeon to graduate from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, in 1949. She was also the first woman surgeon to serve on the staff of a major suburban hospital, at Nyack Hospital in Nyack, New York.[1] Macguffie helped establish the burns unit there and developed a water bed to reduce pain experienced by burn patients. During her 50-year medical career, MacGuffie treated over 50,000 patients.[2] In 2003, the journal P&S published by the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia named her to their list of 15 "P&S Graduates who Helped Change the World".[3] She died on March 7, 2011.[4]
- ^ "Alumni Weekend". The Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University. 19 (3). Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
- ^ Robert Heinemann (21 March 2011). "Friends, Family Gather at New City Library to Remember Dr. Martha MacGuffie". Patch.com.
- ^ Wortsman, Peter (2003). "P&S Graduates. Who Helped Change the World". P&S. 23 (3). Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons.
- ^ Robin Traum (8 March 2011). "Rockland Mourns the Death of Dr. Martha 'Bobby' MacGuffie". Patch.com.