Barbara T. Murphy

Barbara Therese Murphy (15 October 1964 – 30 June 2021) was an Irish nephrologist known for her research in the immunology of kidney transplantation. She was the first female chair of a Department of Medicine at an academic medical center in New York City.

Life Murphy was born on 15 October 1964 in Dublin, Ireland. Her father owned an airfreight company. She developed a particular interest in predicting the outcomes of kidney transplantations, using genomics and genetics.

Murphy was the chairwoman of the department of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

Awards In 2003 Murphy was awarded the Young Investigator Award in Basic Science by the American Society of Transplantation. The American Kidney Fund awarded her nephrologist of the year in 2011. She was president-elect of the American Society of Nephrology in 2021.

Murphy died aged 56 on 30 June 2021 from glioblastoma, survived by her husband and son.