Earle Burton Weiss

Background

Weiss, Earle Burton was born on November 23, 1932 in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Murray E. and Ruth R. (Pill) Weiss.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Northeastern U., 1955; Master of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1957; Doctor of Medicine, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1961.

Career

Intern, King's County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1961-1962; resident, Boston City Hospital, 1962-1964; National Heart Institute fellow, Boston City Hospital, 1964-1966; associate chief of medicine, Tufts Medical Svc., 1969-1971; founder/first director respiratory Intensive Care Unit, physician pulmonary service, Boston City Hospital, 1964-1971; director division respiratory diseases, St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1971-1989; also acting medical director, St. Vincent Hospital, 1985-1987; professor medicine, U. Massachusetts Medical School, since 1977; senior pulmonary research scientist, department anesthesia Research laboratories, Brigham and Womens Hospital, Boston, since 1989. Consultant Food and Drug Administration, 1975-1977. Lecturer in medicine Tufts Medical School.

Associate professor life science Worcester (Massachusetts) Polytechnic Institute. Visiting professor Faculty of Medicine, department of anesthesia Harvard Medical School, since 1990, visiting professor U. Guadalajara, Mexico, 1973, 77. Medical director Foundation Research in Bronchial Asthmaand Related Diseases.

Tuberculosis consultant Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 1972-1989. Director regional inpatient Tv, Worcester County. Visiting professor U. Guadalajara, Mexico, 1973, 77.

Professor extraordinario faculty of medicine U. Guadalajara Medical School, 1977, 82.

Achievements

• Earle Burton Weiss has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to captain United States Air Force, 1965-1970. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Chest Physicians, Royal College Physicians (associate). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, Massachusetts Thoracic Society (president 1976-1978, Chadwick medal for meritorious contribution 1990), Massachusetts Medical Society, American Thoracic Society (co-founder clinical assembly, representative councilor 1979-1982), American Association Clinical Scientists, American Society Internal Medicine, Society Free Radical Research, New York Academy Sciences, Interasthma, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: oil painting, cello, family.

Connections

Married Ruth Lithwick, December, 1963. Children— Ilana, Joshua.

Father:

Murray E. Weiss

Mother:

Ruth R. (Pill) Weiss

Spouse:

Ruth Lithwick