Judith Goslin Hall

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Judith Goslin Hall
dysmorphologist
InstitutionsUniversity of Washington School of Medicine, University of British Columbia

Judith Goslin Hall

dysmorphologist who is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada.[not verified in body
]

Early life and education

The daughter of a minister, Judith Goslin Hall was born on July 3, 1939, in

Boston, Massachusetts.[1] She graduated from Garfield High School in Seattle and then attended Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass. from which she earned her Bachelor of Arts
degree in 1961.

She went to medical school in Seattle at the

Pediatric Endocrinology
.

Career

In 1972, she returned to the University of Washington School of Medicine and was given a joint appointment in the Departments of Pediatrics and Medicine as, successively, assistant, associate and full professor. She also gained additional depth of knowledge concerning

dysmorphologist, David W. Smith
(1926–1981).

In 1981, Hall was named professor of medical genetics at the

BC Children's Hospital.[citation needed
]

In 1988 she received a Killam Senior Fellowship for a sabbatical year at

Cambridge University
, UK.

In 2005, she became an Emerita Professor at the University of British Columbia, engaged in Associations of Professors Emeriti (later the UBC Emeritus College), and served as the president in 2011–2012.

Research contributions

Hall's research has been far-ranging in the areas of congenital malformations including

connective tissue disorders such as arthrogryposis, and monozygotic (identical) twins.[citation needed] She has contributed to the knowledge of a number of syndromes. Her name is associated with the Hall type of pseudoachondroplasia (a severe form of dwarfism with short limbs), Sheldon-Hall syndrome, and the Hall-Pallister syndrome (hamartoma in the hypothalamus tract, hypopituitarism, imperforate anus and polydactyly).[2]
Contributed to resource planning, career development, and continuing contributions of older academics. She described several forms of arthrogryposis and helped to define over 450 types.

Awards

Hall has received a number of honors, including alumni awards from Garfield High School, Wellesley College, the University of Washington School of Medicine, and the University of British Columbia. In 1998, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada as "a leader and world authority in both genetics and pediatrics" and having "contributed to the development of resources and services essential to coping with genetic illnesses" [1] In 2011, she became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. In 2015, Hall was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame[3] and a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences.

Hall is quoted as saying, with regard to her recognition, that

To me, high achievement is not the number of publications but being a successful female in a world of professional men. And by that I mean caring more about peacemaking and nurturing the individual and the environment than success, winning, owning or directing.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "science.ca : Judith G. Hall". science.ca. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Whonamedit - dictionary of medical eponyms". whonamedit.com. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Dr. Judith G. Hall, OC – Canadian Medical Hall of Fame". cdnmedhall.org. Retrieved 27 January 2017.

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