Background
Heagarty, Margaret Caroline was born on September 8, 1934 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of John Patrick and Margaret Caroline (Walsh) Heagarty.
Heagarty, Margaret Caroline was born on September 8, 1934 in Charleston, West Virginia, United States. Daughter of John Patrick and Margaret Caroline (Walsh) Heagarty.
Bachelor, Seton Hill College, 1957; Bachelor of Science, West Virginia School Medicine, 1959; Doctor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 1961; Doctor of Science honoris causa, Iona College, 1989.
Intern, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1961-1962;
resident in pediatrics, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, 1962-1964;
director pediatric ambulatory care services, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York City, 1969-1978;
director pediatrics Harlem Hospital Center, Columbia University, New York City, since 1978;
professor pediatrics College Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York City, since 1987. Consultant Department Department of Health, Education and Welfare Promotion of Child Health, Washington. Member Committee Community Oriented Primary Care Institute Medicine, Washington.
Member Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Program for Prepaid Managed Health Care, 1984. Member governing council Institute Medicine, National Academy Sciences, 1986.
Fellow Institute Medicine (steering group for national forum on future of children and their families since 1987). Member Ambulatory Pediatric Association (president 1976-1977), Society Pediatric Research, American Pediatric Society, American Academy Pediatrics (commission on hospital care since 1988), Association Pediatric Program Dirs., National Board Medical Examiners.