Helena Riggs
Helena Emma Riggs | |
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| Born | December 18, 1899 |
| Died | October 7, 1968 (aged 68) |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neuropathology |
| Institutions | Philadelphia General Hospital, University of Pennsylvania |
Helena E. Riggs (December 18, 1899 – October 7, 1968) was an American neuropathologist at Philadelphia General Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1948, she was one of the first two neuropathologists to be certified by the American Board of Pathology, and in 1950 she served as the first woman President of the Philadelphia Neurological Society. The Diagnostic Slide Session O.T. Bailey-Helena Riggs Award is given in her honor by the American Association of Neuropathologists.