Mary Sheridan
Mary Sheridan | |
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| Born | 1899 |
| Died | 14 February 1978 |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Liverpool |
| Known for | Speech and language delay in the young child and how it affects hearing STYCAR tests feminism |
| Awards | OBE, James Spence Medal (1968) |
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| Fields | Pediatrics |
Mary Dorothy Sheridan,
paediatrician and public health officer who pioneered the study of child development
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Biography
Mary Sheridan was born in Liverpool in 1899. Her father was an Irish general practitioner and her mother was a district nurse.[1] She earned a scholarship to attend the University of Liverpool School of Medicine, graduating in 1922.[2]
Sheridan began her medical career at the
Ministry of Health. At the children's department, she authored numerous publications on child development, covering children's play, the link between hearing and speech development, and children with disabilities.[1] She wrote a seminal textbook, From Birth to Five Years, first written in 1960 and published under that title in 1973, which described the normal parameters of children's development to assist in the diagnosis of developmental disorders.[3]
Sheridan began working as a consultant paediatrician at
OBE.[6] Alongside Dorothy Egan, Sheridan has been credited with establishing developmental paediatrics as a specialty in the United Kingdom.[7]
Sheridan died on 14 February 1978[2] from a myocardial infarction.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Hamilton, Gervase R. "Honouring Dr Mary D Sheridan MD". Wall of Honour. Royal Society of Medicine. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ JSTOR 20418759.
- ISBN 978-1-135-05262-1.
- ^ "Dr Mary Sheridan". The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ Hamilton, Dr Gervase R. "Honouring Dr Mary D Sheridan MD". Royal Society of Medicine. Archived from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ "Dr Mary Sheridan". Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- PMID 16887858.
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