Dr. Florence Marshall
Dr. Florence Marshall, professor of clinical pediatrics, died on Feb. 22 from complications with cancer. She was 80.
Dr. Marshall, a pediatric community health and pediatric AIDS specialist, joined the faculty in 1959, and was a respected member of the Department of Pediatrics for more than 40 years. In 1985, Dr. Marshall began her work with the pediatrics AIDS clinic and worked there until her death. She co-founded the department's Program for Children and Adolescents with AIDS and was particularly interested in the health and social problems of children born with HIV, working tirelessly to improve the services available to them. Before coming to Cornell, Dr. Marshall was the chief of pediatrics at the Albert Schweitzer Hospital in Haiti, where she worked for 24 years.
Born in Philadelphia in 1922, Dr. Marshall received her bachelor's degree from Wellesley College in Boston and her medical degree from Cornell in 1948.
Among Dr. Marshall's many honors were the Physician's Recognition Award from the American Academy of Pediatrics in May 1977, for her work in child care in Haiti; Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award from The New York Hospital's pediatric house staff in 1987; and the Wholeness-of-Life Award from the Healthcare Chaplaincy in 1988. In 1993, Dr. Marshall was honored by New York City Technical College with the school's prestigious Gifts for Special Children Award, for her work with children stricken by HIV/AIDS.
Dr. Marshall also played a vital role helping children as part of the medical staff of the New York Children's Health Project.
A memorial service was held at Weill Cornell on March 19.
Dr. Marshall is survived by her two brothers, a niece and a nephew.