Victoria Coffey, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Victoria Coffey

Irish pediatrician

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1911

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 15-Jun-1999

Profession: surgeon, pediatrician

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Victoria Coffey (September 16, 1911 – June 15, 1999) graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and became a paediatrician, and later one of the first people to research sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and one of the first females to undertake significant research into congenital abnormalities.
She also became the first female president of the Irish Paediatric Association, the paediatric section of the Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (RCSI) Post-graduate Association, and the Irish American Pediatric Association.
Coffey was also the first female recipient of the RCSI Distinguished Graduate medal.