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Margaret Giannini (Margaret Joan Giannini) was born on 27 May, 1921 in Camden, New Jersey, U.S., is an American physician (1921–2021). Discover Margaret Giannini's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 100 years old?
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Margaret Joan Giannini |
| Occupation |
Physician, medical researcher, government official |
| Age |
100 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
27 May 1921 |
| Birthday |
27 May |
| Birthplace |
Camden, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Date of death |
22 November, 2021 |
| Died Place |
San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States
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Margaret Giannini Height, Weight & Measurements
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Dating & Relationship status
She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Margaret Giannini Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Margaret Giannini worth at the age of 100 years old? Margaret Giannini’s income source is mostly from being a successful physician. She is from United States. We have estimated Margaret Giannini's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
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| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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| Source of Income |
physician |
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Timeline
Margaret Joan Giannini (May 27, 1921 – November 22, 2021) was an American physician and a specialist in assistive technology and rehabilitation.
She was the first director of the National Institute of Disability Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
Margaret Giannini was born in Camden, New Jersey, the daughter of Francesco (Francis) and Rose Antonia Giordano Giannini.
Both of her parents were born in Italy.
She attended Camden High School, Boston University and Temple University, and earned her medical degree in 1945 at Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital.
Giannini served her internship at the New York Medical College, where she became a professor of pediatrics, with an early specialty in pediatric oncology.
Giannini married fellow physician Louis Joseph Salerno in New York City in 1948.
In 1950, after hearing the frustrations of her patients' families, she founded the Mental Retardation Institute, a multidisciplinary clinic to treat people with intellectual disabilities, including classrooms, dental care, and social work services.
As the center's director, she raised funds, hired specialists, and oversaw research projects.
The institute served as a model for research centers funded under Public Law 88–164.
The Mental Retardation Institute is now the Westchester Institute for Human Development.
Giannini helped organize and lead the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), and University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDD).
She was president of the American Association on Mental Deficiency, and the American Association of University Affiliate Programs.
She was inter-regional advisor to the United Nations on disability and technology.
In 1960, Giannini was named Woman of the Year by the American Women's Medical Association.
Giannini appeared in medical videos including The Seattle Foot (1980), Audiology (1984), and Environmental Medicine (1985).
Giannini became director of the National Institute of Handicapped Research (now NIDRR) in 1980, appointed by Jimmy Carter.
She also co-wrote the textbooks Neonatal Neurology (1981) and Behavioral Neurology in the Elderly (2001).
Her scholarly articles appeared in journals including Clinical Prosthetics and Orthotics, the American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, and Cortex.
She chaired the editorial board of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development.
In 1981, she became director of the Veterans Administration's Rehabilitation Research and Development Service, during the Reagan administration; she received a Distinguished Service Award for her "pioneering and innovative efforts in the disability field", presented to her by Harold Russell.
The Seton Hill College Alumnae Association awarded Giannini the Elizabeth Seton Medal in 1983.
In 1987, she won the Goldenson Award for Technology from United Cerebral Palsy, and the Everest & Jennings Distinguished Lecturer Award from the Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America.
They had four sons, Salerno died in 1988.
She died at home in San Diego, California on November 22, 2021, at the age of 100.
She co-wrote a manual, Choosing a Wheelchair System (1990).
She retired from the Department of Veterans Affairs in 1991.
In 2001 she became the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging, appointed by George W. Bush.
She became Director of the Office on Disability when the office was launched in 2002.
In 2018, she was the first recipient of the Award for Lifetime Achievement in Advancing Community Living, presented to her by Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar at an event marking the fortieth anniversary of the NIDILRR (formerly NIDRR).
