Victoria Coffey

Victoria Coffey
Born(1911-09-16)16 September 1911
Dublin, Ireland
Died15 June 1999(1999-06-15) (aged 87)
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Alma materRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Known forSudden infant death syndrome

Victoria Coffey (16 September 1911 – 15 June 1999)[1][2] was an Irish medical doctor and paediatrician. She was one of the first people to research sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and one of the first females to undertake significant research into congenital abnormalities.[3] She also became the first female president of the Irish Paediatric Association, the paediatric section of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI) Post-graduate Association, and the Irish American Pediatric Association. Coffey was also the first female recipient of the RCSI Distinguished Graduate medal.[3]

  1. ^ "Dr. Victoria Coffey | Accenture". www.accenture.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Women on Walls at RCSI in partnership with Accenture" (PDF). Business to Arts. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
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