Edward Harold Kass

Background

Kass, Edward Harold was born on December 20, 1917 in New York City. Son of Hyman A. and Ann (Selvansky) Kass.

Education

AB with high distinction, University Kentucky, 1939. Master of Science, University Kentucky, 1941. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1943.

Doctor of Medicine, University California, 1947. Master of Arts (honorary), Harvard University, 1958. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Kentucky, 1962.

Doctor of Medicine (honorus cause), University Gothenburg, Sweden, 1989.

Career

Graduate assistant, instructor bacteriology, U. Kentucky, 1939-1941; research assistant, instructor, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1941-1943; immunologist department physical chemistry, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1944; graduate assistant department pathology, University of Wisconsin Medical School, 1944-1945; intern, Boston City Hospital, 1947-1948; resident, Boston City Hospital, 1948-1949; director Channing laboratory, department medical microbiology, Boston City Hospital, 1963-1977; research fellow, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, 1949-1952; assistant physician, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, 1951-1958; senior fellow in virus diseases, National Research Council, 1949-1952; instructor in medicine, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1951-1952; associate in medicine, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1952-1955; assistant professor, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1955-1958; associate professor bacteriology and immunology, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958-1962; associate professor, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1968-1969; professor, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1969-1973; William Ellery Channing professor medicine, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1973-1988; professor emeritus, Harvard University Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1988; associate director bacteriology, Mallory Institute Pathology, 1957-1963; director Channing laboratory, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1977-1988; senior physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 1988. Visiting professor Hebrew U.-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, 1974. Visiting professor community medicine St. Thomas Hospital, London, 1982-1983.

Visiting professor medical.microbiology Royal Free Hospital, London, 1982-1983. Lecturer London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Chairman com.to study effects of weightlessness on astronauts, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1970's.

Consultant in field.

Achievements

• Edward Harold Kass has been listed as a noteworthy physician, epidemiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Epidemiology, American College of Physicians (Rosenthal award), College American Pathologists, American Heart Association, New York Academy of Sciences, American College Nutrition, Royal Society Medicine (London), Royal College Physicians (London), Infectious Diseases Society of America (founding member, secretary 1963-1967, president 1970-1971, special citation 1977, Bristol award 1982). Member Institute Medicine (senior ), International Epidemiological Association (treasurer 1977-1981), International Congress for Infectious Disease (president 1983-1985), Massachusetts Infectious Diseases Society (president 1985-1988), Massachusetts Society Pathologists, New England Society Pathologists, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Academy Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Epidemiological Society, American Federation Clinical Research, German Society Internal Medicine (honorary), American Medical Association, American Public Health Association, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Microbiology, Society Epidemiological Research, American Society Nephrology, American Thoracic Society, Association American Physicians, American Physicians Fellowship (president since 1985), Infectious Disease Society Mexico (honorary), Pan American Infectious Diseases Society (honorary), Japanese Society for Infectious Diseases (honorary), National Aeronauties and Space Administrator, National Heart, Lung and Blood International, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha. Clubs: Harvard (Boston, New York City).

Connections

Married Fae Golden, 1943 (deceased 1973). Children: Robert, James, Nancy. Married Amalie Moses Hecht, 1975.

Stepchildren: Anne, Robert, Thomas, Jonathan, Peter.

Father:

Hyman A. Kass

Mother:

Ann (Selvansky) Kass

Spouse:

Fae Golden

Spouse:

Amalie Moses Hecht

child:

Jonathan Kass

child:

Nancy Kass

child:

Anne Kass

child:

James Kass

child:

Peter Kass

child:

Thomas Kass

child:

Robert Kass