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Virginia V. Weldon
A smiling young white woman with short dark hair
Virginia Verral (later Weldon), from a 1953 newspaper
Born
Virginia Ann Verral

September 8, 1935
Toronto, Canada
DiedMay 23, 2024 (age 88)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
OccupationEndocrinologist

Virginia Ann Verral Weldon (September 8, 1935 – May 23, 2024) was a Canadian-born American pediatric endocrinologist, medical school professor, and hospital administrator, based for most of her career at Washington University School of Medicine. She was also a vice president at Monsanto, from 1989 to 1998.

Early life and education

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Virginia Verral was born in Toronto,[1] and raised in Elmira, New York,[2] the daughter of John Edward Verral and Carolyn Edith Swift Verral.[3] She graduated from Smith College in 1957, and earned her medical degree from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine in 1962.[4] She pursued further studies in pediatric endocrinology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.[5]

Career

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Weldon served an internship and residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 1968, she joined the faculty of Washington University School of Medicine, and became a professor of pediatrics. She rose to full professor status in 1979, and was co-director of the school's Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism. From 1980 to 1989, she was vice president of the Washington University Medical Center. She returned to Washington University briefly, in 1998, as director of the school's Center for the Stu[5]dy of American Business.[6]

Weldon turned down an offer to head the United States Food and Drug Administration in 1984.[7] She was chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges from 1985 to 1986.[8] She was appointed to the President's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology in 1994. She served on an advisory board at the National Institutes of Health. From 1989 to 1998, Weldon worked for Monsanto as an advisor, and as senior vice-president for public policy. From 1996, she was a member of the Caltech board of trustees. In 2000, she was appointed to a national advisory committee on agricultural biotechnology, in the United States Department of Agriculture. She was chair of the board of trustees of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, from 2000 to 2005.[9][10]

Weldon was named a Woman of Achievement by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in 1978. She received the Smith College Medal in 1984.[11] In 1987, she was elected to the Institute of Medicine.[12] She was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). She received an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 2017.[4]

Publications

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Weldon's research appeared in scholarly journals including The New England Journal of Medicine,[13] Pediatrics,[14][15] The Journal of Pediatrics,[16][17] Journal of Clinical Investigation,[18] Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,[19][20] American Journal of Diseases of Children,[21][22] American Journal of Medical Genetics,[23] American Journal of the Medical Sciences,[24] Academic Medicine,[25] and Diabetes.[26]

  • "Aldosterone secretion rates in normal subjects from infancy to adulthood" (1967, with Avinoam Kowarski and Claude J. Migeon)[14]
  • "Mortality risk of exchange transfusion" (1968, with Gerald B. Odell)[15]
  • "Transplacental passage and fetal secretion of aldosterone" (1970, with Francis Bayard, Isadore G. Ances, Alan J. Tapper, Avinoam Kowarski, and Claude J. Migeon)[18]
  • "The use of L-dopa in the diagnosis of hyposomatotropism in children" (1973, with Santosh K. Gupta, Morey W. Haymond, Anthony S. Pagliara, Laurence S. Jacobs, and William H. Daughaday)[19]
  • "Female pseudohermaphroditism secondary to a maternal virilizing tumor: Case report and review of the literature" (1973, with Morey W. Haymond)[16]
  • "Radioreceptor-inactive growth hormone associated with stimulated secretion in normal subjects" (1975, with David S. Sneid, Laurence S. Jacobs, Bakula L. Trivedi, and William H. Daughaday)[20]
  • "Evaluation of growth hormone release in children using arginine and l-dopa in combination" (1975, with Santosh K. Gupta, Georgeanna Klingensmith, William L. Clarke, Stephen C. Duck, Morey W. Haymond, and Anthony S. Pagliara)[17]
  • "The role of growth hormone and cortisone on glucose and gluconeogenic substrate regulation in fasted hypopituitary children" (1976, with Morey W. Haymond, Irene Karl, and Anthony S. Pagliara)[28]
  • "Cerebral edema complicating therapy for diabetic ketoacidosis" (1976, with Stephen C. Duck, Anthony S. Pagliara, and Morey W. Haymond)[26]
  • "Topically applied testosterone and phallic growth: Its effect in male children with hypopituitarism and microphallus" (1980, with Ehud Ben-Galim and Richard E. Hillman)[21]
  • "Fetal and maternal virilization associated with pregnancy" (1982, with Debra A. Cohen and William H. Daughaday)[22]
  • "Growth hormone-dependent growth failure" (1982, with Teresa Frazer, James R. Gavin, William H. Daughaday, and Richard E. Hillman)[29]
  • "Hypopituitarism and septooptic 'dysplasia' in first cousins" (1985, with Sandra L. Blethen, John M. Opitz, and James F. Reynolds)[23]
  • "Outcome in children with normal growth following removal of a craniopharyngioma" (1986, with Sandra L. Blethen)[24]
  • "Why the dinosaurs died: extinction or evolution?" (1987)[25]

Personal life

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Weldon married twice. Her first husband was medical educator Clarence S. Weldon; they married in 1963[3] and had two daughters. Her second husband was Francis Austin Jr. She died in 2024, at the age of 88.[30][31]

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia Weldon - We've Come a Long Way, Maybe". Bernard Becker Medical Library. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  2. ^ "35 Honor Seniors Listed at Academy". Elmira Star-Gazette. 1953-05-28. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-12-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b "Virginia Verral Engaged to Wed Clarence Weldon; Pediatrician to Be Bride of Surgery Instructor at Johns Hopkins". The New York Times. October 13, 1963. p. 105. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  4. ^ a b "Virginia Verral Weldon". Commencement Archive 2014-2019. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  5. ^ a b "Virginia V. Weldon". Missouri Women in the Health Sciences: Biographies. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  6. ^ Steyer, Robert (1998-05-22). "Weldon new business center head". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 39. Retrieved 2024-12-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Signor, Roger (1984-03-01). "Washington U. Professor Rejects Federal Post". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-12-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Verral Weldon". Changing the Face of Medicine. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  9. ^ Greene, Zak (2024-06-05). "SLSO Mourns the Passing of Dr. Virginia V. Weldon, former Board Chair". St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  10. ^ "HCMR interview: Virginia Weldon, David Gee, and James O. Hepner". Health Care Management Review. 12 (3): 91. Summer 1987. ISSN 0361-6274.
  11. ^ Greene, Liz (1984-02-13). "EFA graduate Weldon receives Smith College Medal". Star-Gazette. p. 9. Retrieved 2024-12-14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Dr. Virginia V Weldon". National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
  13. ^ a b Weldon, Virginia V.; Blizzard, Robert M.; Migeon, Claude J. (1966-04-14). "Newborn Girls Misdiagnosed as Bilaterally Cryptorchid Males". New England Journal of Medicine. 274 (15): 829–833. doi:10.1056/NEJM196604142741505. ISSN 0028-4793.
  14. ^ a b Weldon, Virginia V.; Kowarski, Avinoam; Migeon, Claude J. (1967-05-01). "Aldosterone secretion rates in normal subjects from infancy to adulthood". Pediatrics. 39 (5): 713–723. doi:10.1542/peds.39.5.713. ISSN 0031-4005.
  15. ^ a b Weldon, Virginia V.; Odell, Gerald B. (1968-04-01). "Mortality risk of exchange transfusion". Pediatrics. 41 (4): 797–801. doi:10.1542/peds.41.4.797. ISSN 0031-4005.
  16. ^ a b Haymond, Morey W.; Weldon, Virginia V. (April 1973). "Female pseudohermaphroditism secondary to a maternal virilizing tumor". The Journal of Pediatrics. 82 (4): 682–686. doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(73)80598-0. ISSN 0022-3476.
  17. ^ a b Weldon, Virginia V.; Gupta, Santosh K.; Klingensmith, Georgeanna; Clarke, William L.; Duck, Stephen C.; Haymond, Morey W.; Pagliara, Anthony S. (October 1975). "Evaluation of growth hormone release in children using arginine and l-dopa in combination". The Journal of Pediatrics. 87 (4): 540–544. doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(75)80816-x. ISSN 0022-3476.
  18. ^ a b Bayard, Francis; Ances, Isadore G.; Tapper, Alan J.; Weldon, Virginia V.; Kowarski, Avinoam; Migeon, Claude J. (1970-07-01). "Transplacental passage and fetal secretion of aldosterone". Journal of Clinical Investigation. 49 (7): 1389–1393. doi:10.1172/JCI106356. ISSN 0021-9738. PMID 5432371.
  19. ^ a b Sneid, David S.; Jacobs, Laurence S.; Weldon, Virginia V.; Trivedi, Bakula L.; Daughaday, William H. (1975-09-01). "Radioreceptor-Inactive Growth Hormone Associated with Stimulated Secretion in Normal Subjects1". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 41 (3): 471–474. doi:10.1210/jcem-41-3-471. ISSN 0021-972X.
  20. ^ a b Sneid, David S.; Jacobs, Laurence S.; Weldon, Virginia V.; Trivedi, Bakula L.; Daughaday, William H. (1975-09-01). "Radioreceptor-Inactive Growth Hormone Associated with Stimulated Secretion in Normal Subjects1". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 41 (3): 471–474. doi:10.1210/jcem-41-3-471. ISSN 0021-972X.
  21. ^ a b Ben-Galim, Ehud (1980-03-01). "Topically Applied Testosterone and Phallic Growth: Its Effect in Male Children With Hypopituitarism and Microphallus". American Journal of Diseases of Children. 134 (3): 296. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1980.02130150050013. ISSN 0002-922X.
  22. ^ a b Cohen, Debra A. (1982-04-01). "Fetal and Maternal Virilization Associated With Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature". American Journal of Diseases of Children. 136 (4): 353. doi:10.1001/archpedi.1982.03970400071018. ISSN 0002-922X.
  23. ^ a b Blethen, Sandra L.; Weldon, Virginia V.; Opitz, John M.; Reynolds, James F. (1985). "Hypopituitarism and septooptic "dysplasia" in first cousins". American Journal of Medical Genetics. 21 (1): 123–129. doi:10.1002/ajmg.1320210118. ISSN 1096-8628.
  24. ^ a b Blethen, Sandra L.; Weldon, Virginia V. (1986-07-01). "Outcome in Children with Normal Growth Following Removal of a Craniopharyngioma". The American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 292 (1): 21–24. doi:10.1097/00000441-198607000-00004. ISSN 0002-9629.
  25. ^ a b Weldon, V. V. (February 1987). "Why the dinosaurs died: extinction or evolution?". Academic Medicine. 62 (2): 109. ISSN 1040-2446.
  26. ^ a b Duck, Stephen C; Weldon, Virginia V; Pagliara, Aanthony S; Haymond, Morey W (1976-02-01). "Cerebral Edema Complicating Therapy for Diabetic Ketoacidosis". Diabetes. 25 (2): 111–115. doi:10.2337/diab.25.2.111. ISSN 0012-1797.
  27. ^ Blizzard, Robert M.; Drash, Allan L.; Jenkins, Melvin E.; Spaulding, John S.; Glick, Aaron; Weldon, Virginia V.; Powell, Gerald F.; Raiti, Salvatore (1966-08-01). "Comparative Effect of Animal Prolactins and Human Growth Hormone (HGH) in Hypopituitary Children". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 26 (8): 852–858. doi:10.1210/jcem-26-8-852. ISSN 0021-972X.
  28. ^ Haymond, Morey W.; Karl, Irene; Weldon, Virginia V.; Pagliara, Anthony S. (1976-05-01). "The Role of Growth Hormone and Cortisone on Glucose and Gluconeogenic Substrate Regulation in Fasted Hypopituitary Children". The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 42 (5): 846–856. doi:10.1210/jcem-42-5-846. ISSN 0021-972X.
  29. ^ Frazer, Teresa; Gavin, James R.; Daughaday, William H.; Hillman, Richard E.; Weldon, Virginia V. (July 1982). "Growth hormone-dependent growth failure". The Journal of Pediatrics. 101 (1): 12–15. doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(82)80171-6. ISSN 0022-3476.
  30. ^ "Caltech Mourns the Passing of Trustee Virginia V. Weldon (1935–2024)". California Institute of Technology. 2024-06-26. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  31. ^ "Virginia Weldon Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. 2024-05-26. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
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