Katherine Vig

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Katherine Vig
Born
Hampshire, England
EducationUniversity of St. Andrews
Known forFirst woman to receive Albert H. Ketcham Award, Past President of American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Medical career
Profession Dentist
InstitutionsUniversity of North Carolina, University of Michigan, University of Pittsburgh, The Ohio State University
Sub-specialties Orthodontics
ResearchCleft Lip & Palate

Katherine Vig is an American orthodontist. Vig is the past president of American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. [1] [2]

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Career

Vig received her dental degree from Dundee Dental School at the University of St Andrews, Scotland. She then did her orthodontic training at Eastman Dental Hospital, London. In 1976, she moved to the United States and started teaching at the Orthodontic department at University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. In 1984, she then moved to University of Michigan School of Dentistry, where she was an associated professor in the department of Orthodontics. In 1990, she moved to University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and became the chair of the Department of Orthodontics and associate director of the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Center. In 1994, she moved to Ohio State University College of Dentistry and became the chair of their Division of Orthodontics. She currently serves as an external examiner for the National University of Singapore Dental Schools' orthodontic Program. Vig currently serves as one of the reviewers for the American Journal of Orthodontics, Cleft-Palate-Craniofacial Journal and British Journal of Orthodontics . Vig has published over 100 scientific articles and has co-authored 3 textbooks. [3]

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References

  1. "College of Dentistry - The Ohio State University". dentistry.osu.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  2. "Katherine Vig | Harvard Catalyst Profiles | Harvard Catalyst". connects.catalyst.harvard.edu. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
  3. Orthodontics: Current Principles and Techniques, 5e (5 ed.). Mosby. 2011-06-27. ISBN   9780323066419.