Aldo A. Luisada

Background

Luisada, Aldo A. was born on June 26, 1901 in Florence, Italy. Came to the United States, 1939, naturalized, 1944. Son of Ezio and Elisa (Rignano) Luisada.

Education

Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Royal University, Florence, 1924.

Career

Associate Royal University Padua (Italy) Medical School, 1927-1930. Faculty Royal University Naples (Italy) Medical School, 1931-1935. Professor medicine Royal University Sassari, Italy, 1935-1936, University Ferrara, Italy, 1936-1938.

Faculty Tufts College School Medicine, 1943-1949, Chicago Medical School, 1949-1971, professor medicine, 1960-1971, professor, director division cardiovascular research, 1961-1971, also professor physiology, 1969-1971, distinguished professor physiology and medicine, from 1972. Attending cardiologist Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago, 1960-1971. Chairman department cardiology Oak Forest Hospital, 1971-1983.

Distinguished member honorary staff Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, from 1985. Consultant medicine Hines (Illinois) Veterans Administration Hospital, 1955-1965, Cook County Hospital, 1968-1972. Professor health care University Illinois School Public Health, 1972-1976.

Achievements

• Aldo A. Luisada has been listed as a noteworthy cardiologist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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• book

  • A Primer of Cardiac Diagnosis: The Physical and Technical Study of the Cardiac Patient
  • The Sounds of the Diseased Heart by Luisada, M.D. Aldo A. (1973) Paperback
  • The Sounds of the Diseased Heart
  • An atlas of non-invasive techniques: Sound and pulse tracings, echograms
  • From Auscultation to Phonocardiography

Membership

Fellow American Medical Association (Gold medal for exhibit 1954), American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American College Cardiology, American College Chest Physicians, Institute Medicine Chicago, American Physiological Society, American College Angiology. Member Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha. Honorary member cardiological societies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, India, Piedmont Society Cardiac Surgery, Greek Heart Association, Japan College Angiology, Philippine Heart Association, Rome Academy Medicine, Turin (Italy) Academy Medicine.

Connections

Married Anna Passigli, April 12, 1931. 1 child, Claude G.

Father:

Ezio Luisada

Mother:

Elisa (Rignano) Luisada

Spouse:

Anna Passigli

child:

Claude G. Luisada