Background
Avery, Mary Ellen was born on May 6, 1927 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of William Clarence and Mary (Miller) Avery.
Avery, Mary Ellen was born on May 6, 1927 in Camden, New Jersey, United States. Daughter of William Clarence and Mary (Miller) Avery.
AB, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, 1948; Doctor of Science (honorary), Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, 1974; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1952; Doctor of Science (honorary), Trinity College, 1976; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Michigan, 1975; Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Pennsylvania, 1976; Doctor of Science (honorary), Albany Medical College, 1977; Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Wisconsin, 1978; Doctor of Science (honorary), Radcliffe College, 1978; Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1974; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Emmanuel College, 1979; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Northeastern U., 1981; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Russell Sage College, 1983; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Memorial U., Newfoundland, 1993.
Intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1953-1954; resident, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1954-1957; research fellow in pediatrics, Boston, 1957-1959; research fellow in pediatrics, Baltimore, 1959-1969; associate professor pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University, 1964-1969; professor, department chairman pediatrics, McGill University Medical School, 1969-1974; professor pediatrics, Harvard University, 1974-1997; physician-in-chief, Montreal Children's Hospital, 1969-1974; physician-in-chief, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston, 1974-1985. Member Medical Research Council Canada. Member study section National Institutes of Health, 1968-1971, 84-88.
Trustee Wheaton College (1965-1985), Radcliffe College, Johns Hopkins University, 1982-1988. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (director 1989), NAS (member county since 1997), International Pediatric Association (standing committee 1986-1989), American Academy Pediat., American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Canada Pediatric Society, American Physiological Society, Society Pediatric Research (president 1972-1973), Royal College Paediatrics and Child Health (honorary), Institute Medicine (county 1987), American Pediatric Society (president 1990), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.