Mildred T. Stahlman, MD, who pioneered the treatment of lung disease in premature infants and who was a tireless advocate of children of all ages, died June 29. She was 101.
Mildred T. Stahlman, MDMildred T. Stahlman, MD
Dr. Stahlman, professor of Pediatrics and Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, is credited with establishing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) the nation’s first newborn intensive care unit to use monitored respiratory therapy in babies born with damaged lungs.
Dr. Stahlman established Vanderbilt’s Division of Neonatology, the subspecialty of Pediatrics that deals with the care of infants immediately after birth. In the mid-1970s, she helped regionalize newborn intensive care services in Tennessee, and she trained generations of physician-scientists from around the world.