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Ruth Kempe
Ruth Kempe (October 11, 1921 – July 24, 2009) was an American pediatrician and Child and adolescent psychiatry, child psychiatrist. She spent most of her career doing clinical research on child abuse and co-founded The Kempe Center in 1972. Biography Ruth Irene Svibergson was born on October 11, 1921 in Norwood, Massachusetts to Emil and Aina Svibergson. She studied at Radcliffe College and Yale School of Medicine. After meeting C. Henry Kempe during her pediatrics residency at Yale New Haven Hospital, the couple married in 1948. Dr. Kempe served on the faculty at University of Colorado School of Medicine beginning in 1961, first as an assistant clinical professor of pediatrics, and later as an assistant professor of psychiatry and pediatrics. She spent most of her career doing clinical research on child abuse and co-founded The Kempe Center in 1972. Published works *''Healthy Babies, Happy Parents'' (coauthor, 1958) *''The Battered Child'' (coauthor, 1968) *''Child Abuse'' (co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pediatrician
Pediatrics ( also spelled ''paediatrics'' or ''pædiatrics'') is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the age of 18. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends people seek pediatric care through the age of 21, but some pediatric subspecialists continue to care for adults up to 25. Worldwide age limits of pediatrics have been trending upward year after year. A medical doctor who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician, or paediatrician. The word ''pediatrics'' and its cognates mean "healer of children," derived from the two Greek words: (''pais'' "child") and (''iatros'' "doctor, healer"). Pediatricians work in clinics, research centers, universities, general hospitals and children's hospitals, including those who practice pediatric subspecialties (e.g. neonatology requires resources available in a NICU). History The ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
