Pittman was educated at Smith College (A.B., 1921) and Johns Hopkins University (M.D., 1927). She was a member of the Dept. of Zoology at Smith College, 1921-1923. Pittman was a physican in private practice in Boston, Mass., 1931-1966; on the staff of the Massachusetts General Hospital, 1931-1965; on the faculty of the Harvard Medical School, 1946-1959; consulting physician at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmay, 1938-1959. She served on Smith College's Board of Counselors, 1956-1966 and was Chair of the College's Advisory Committee on Health, 1957-1966. She also was a member and officer in the Massachusetts Medical Society and the Suffolk District Medical Society. Pittman died Sept. 9, 1991.
From the description of Helen Sinclair Pittman papers, ca. 1920-1979. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 52851122
