Abraham Morris Rudolph

Background

Rudolph, Abraham Morris was born on February 3, 1924 in Johannesburg, Republic of South Africa. Son of Chone and Sarah (Feinstein) Rudolph.

Education

Medicinae Baccalaureus, Baccalaureus Chirurgiae summa cum laude, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1946. Doctor of Medicine, University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 1951. Doctor of Medicine (honorary), University Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2006.

Doctor (honorary), Rene Descartes University, Paris, 1996.

Career

Instructor, Harvard Medical School, 1955-1957; associate pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 1957-1960; associate cardiologist in charge cardiopulmonary laboratory, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1955-1960; director pediatric cardiology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1960-1966; professor pediatrics, associate professor physiology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1962-1966; visiting pediatrician, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, New York City, 1960-1966; professor pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, since 1966; professor physiology, University of California, San Francisco, 1974-1988; Neider professor pediatric cardiology, professor obstetrics-gynecology and reproductive science, University of California, San Francisco, 1974-1994; department chairman pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, 1987-1991; professor pediatrics emeritus, University of California, San Francisco, since 1994; practice medicine, specializing in pediatric cardiology, San Francisco. Member cardiovascular study section National Institutes of Health, 1961-1965, member of national advisory heart council, 1968-1972. Established investigator American Heart Association, 1958-1962.

Career scientist Health Research Council, City New York, 1962-1966. Harvey lecturer, Oxford, England, 1984. Inaugural lecturer 1st National Congress Italian Society Perinatal Medicine, 1985.

Achievements

• Abraham Morris Rudolph has been listed as a noteworthy pediatrician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Advisory Science, Royal College Physicians (London), Royal College Physicians (Edinburgh). Member: American Heart Association (Research Achievement award 1991, Founding Distinguished Scientist award 2003), American Pediatric Society (council 1985-1992, vice president 1992-1993, president 1993-1994, Howland award 1999), Society for Pediatric Research (council 1961-1964), Society for Clinical Investigation, American Physical Society, American Academy Pediatrics (past chairman section on cardiology, E. Mead Johnson award for research in pediatrics 1964, Borden award 1979, Lifetime Medical Education award 1992, Joseph St. Geme leadership award Pediatrics 1993, Founder award, cardiology section 2001, Pollin Pediatric Research prize 2005), National Academy of Sciences Institute Medicine.

Connections

Married Rhona Sax, November 2, 1949. Children: Linda, Colin, Jeffrey.

Father:

Chone Rudolph

Mother:

Sarah (Feinstein) Rudolph

Spouse:

Rhona Sax

child:

Jeffrey Rudolph

child:

Colin Rudolph

child:

Linda Rudolph