Carolyn Hardegree was born in 1933 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She received her M.D. from the University of Texas and is board certified in pediatrics and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Dr. Hardegree’s research was in bacterial toxins and vaccines. She worked with Dr. Margaret Pittman and Dr. Michael Barile on tetanus toxoids studies in humans and guinea pigs. She published the article “Immunization Against Neonatal Tetanus in New Guinea” in 1970 1970 (linked below in publications).
