The youngest of three children, Apgar was born and raised in Westfield, New Jersey, the daughter of Helen May (Clarke) and Charles Emory Apgar. Her father was a business executive and amateur astronomer whose See more

Apgar was the first woman to head a specialty division at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (now NewYork–Presbyterian Hospital) and Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons See more

Apgar has continued to earn posthumous recognition for her contributions and achievements. In 1994, she was honored by the United States Postal Service with a 20¢ Great Americans series postage stamp. In November 1995, she was inducted into the See more

• Apgar, Virginia; Beck, Joan Wagner (1972). Is my baby all right? A guide to birth defect. New York: Trident Press. ISBN 9780671270957. OCLC 578207.
• Apgar, Virginia (1953). See more

Throughout her career, Apgar maintained that "women are liberated from the time they leave the womb" and that being female had not imposed significant limitations on her medical career. She avoided women's organizations and causes, for the most … See more

• Honorary doctorate, Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania (1964)
• Honorary doctorate, Mount Holyoke College (1965)
• Distinguished Service Award from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (1966) See more

• Pearce, JM (2005). "Virginia Apgar (1909–1974): neurological evaluation of the newborn infant". European Neurology. 54 (3): 132–34. doi:10.1159/000089084. PMID 16244485.
• Goodwin, JW (March 2002). "A personal recollection of Virginia Apgar". Journal of … See more