Bernadine Healy

Bernardine Healy
13th Director of the National Institutes of Health
In office
April 9, 1991 – June 30, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Bill Clinton
Preceded byJames Wyngaarden
Succeeded byHarold Varmus
Personal details
Born
Bernadine Patricia Healy

August 4, 1944
New York City
DiedAugust 6, 2011(2011-08-06) (aged 67)
Gates Mills, Ohio
EducationVassar College
Harvard Medical School
Medical career
ProfessionPhysician
FieldCardiology
InstitutionsCleveland Clinic
National Institutes of Health
Johns Hopkins University
Ohio State University

Bernadine Patricia Healy (August 4, 1944 – August 6, 2011) was an American cardiologist and the first female director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

During her career, Healy held leadership positions at the Johns Hopkins University, the Cleveland Clinic, Ohio State University, and Harvard University. She was also president of both the American Red Cross and the American Heart Association. She was health editor and columnist for U.S. News & World Report and a well-known commentator in the news media on health issues.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Bernadine Healy, M.D." 6 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Bernadine Healy, MD Tells Her Story". ABTA Brain Tumor News bulletin. May 2009. Archived from the original on September 30, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)