M. Irené Ferrer, MD — internal medicine (cardiology)
Courtesy Marianne J. Legato, MD
As a young physician, Dr. Irené Ferrer (1915–2004) was the first woman to serve as chief resident at Bellevue Hospital, where she was given a prestigious opportunity: to work with a leading team of cardiologists who were developing the cardiac catheter. Dr. Ferrer played a vital role in the Nobel prize-winning project, which was also an important step in the development of open-heart surgery.
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