Jacqueline Noonan

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Jacqueline A. Noonan
Born	October 28, 1921 Burlington, Vermont
Education	Albertus Magnus College, University of Vermont, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Children's Hospital Boston
Occupation	pediatric cardiologist
Employers	University of Kentucky
Title	Professor Emerita
Known for	Noonan Syndrome, hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Jacqueline Noonan is a pediatric cardiologist best known for her characterization of a genetic disorder now called Noonan syndrome.^[1] She was born October 28, 1921 in Burlington, Vermont, became certified in her field in Boston in 1956, and subsequently began work at the University of Iowa. As their first pediatric cardiologist, she noticed that children with a rare type of heart defect called pulmonary valve stenosis often had a characteristic physical appearance with short stature, webbed neck, wide-spaced eyes, and low-set ears. She presented her first paper on the subject in 1963, and after several more papers and recognition, the condition was officially named Noonan syndrome in 1971. She is also noted for being the original describer of the hypoplastic left heart syndrome. ^[2]Dr. Noonan moved on to the University of Kentucky, where an endowed chair in pediatric research has been established in her name. She is semi-retired as of 2007.

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NAME	Jacqueline A. Noonan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	pediatric cardiologist
DATE OF BIRTH	October 28, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH	Burlington, Vermont
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH