Fred Howard Rubin

Background

Rubin, Fred Howard was born on August 30, 1949 in Pittsburgh. Son of Martin and Jacqueline (Goodman) Rubin.

Education

AB, Harvard University, 1971; Doctor of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, 1975.

Career

Medical intern, Royal Victoria Hosp-McGill University, 1975-1976; resident in medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, 1976-1978; clinical fellow in medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1978-1979; instructor medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1978-1987; clinical assistant professor medicine, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, 1988-1993; clinical associate professor, U. Pittsburgh School Medicine, since 1993. Clinical assistant in medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, 1979-1980, assistant in medicine,1980-1983, assistant physician, 1984-1987. Consultant in gerontology and internalmedicine Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, 1985-1987.

Active staff physician Shadyside Hospital, Pittsburgh, since 1987. Chief Division Geriatrics, Shadyside Hospital, 1987-1993, department chairman medicine, since 1991. Consultant in geriatric medicine Braddock (Pennsylvania) General Hospital, 1988-1993.

Medical director Globe Newspaper Company, Boston, 1980-1987, Heritage Shadyside Nursing Center, Pittsburgh, 1987-1993.

Achievements

• Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine, National Board Medical Examiners.

Membership

Member professional advising committee Area Agency on Aging, Chelsea, Revere, Winthrop, Massachusetts, 1981-1987. Member of advisory commission on health promotion in heallth care system Medical Foundation, Boston, 1982-1983. Member of advisory commission on home care East Boston Neighborhood Heallth Center, 1984-1987.

Member Allegheny County (Pennsylvania)Long Term Care Advisory Board, since 1990, S.W. Pennsylvania Partnership for Aging, since 1990. Board directors Freewheelers, Inc., 1991-1992, Jewish Family and Children's Svc., Pittsburgh, since 1992. Member steering committee Maimonides Society, United Jewish Federation.

Fellow American College of Physicians, American Geriatrics Society. Member American Medical Association, Royal College Physicians andSurgeons Canada, Society for General Internal Medicine, Gerontological Society, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Canada Society Geriatric Medicine, American Public Health Association, Allegheny County Medical Society, Pennsylvania Medical Society, American Society.Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania Society Internal Medicine, American Society on Aging, American College Physician Executives, Pennsylvania/West Virginia Geriatrics Society (president 1992-1993).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, running, personal computing.

Connections

Married Deborah Jean Block, June 20, 1971. 1 child, Matthew.

Father:

Martin Rubin

Mother:

Jacqueline (Goodman) Rubin

Spouse:

Deborah Jean Block

child:

Matthew Rubin