Howard Max Saal

Background

Saal, Howard Max was born on August 20, 1951 in New York City. Son of Josef and Ester (Morgenstern) Saal.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1973. Master of Science, University Massachusetts, Amherst, 1975. Doctor of Medicine, Wayne State University, 1979.

Career

Intern pediatrics University Connecticut Medical Center, 1979-1980. Resident pediatrics University Connecticut Health Center, 1980-1982. Fellow medical genetics University Washington School Medicine, 1982-1984.

Director cytogenetics University Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, 1984-1987. Vice chairman medical genetics Children's National Medical Center, Washington, 1987-1993, head clinical genetics Cincinnati, since 1993. Assistant professor pediatrics George Washington University, Washington, 1987-1993, associate professor pediatrics, 1993.

Associate professor clinical pediatrics University Cincinnati School Medicine, since 1993, professor pediatrics, since 2000.

Achievements

• Howard Max Saal has been listed as a noteworthy clinical geneticist, pediatrician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member medical advisory committee National Neurofibromatosis Foundation, New York City, 1987-1993. Member health professional advisory committee March of Dimes, Arlington, Virginia, 1991-1993. Board directors Capital Area March of Dimes, 1993.

Fellow American Academy Pediatricians (chairman executive committee for section on genetics and birth defects 1999-2003, committee genetics since 2003, chairman committee on genetics since 2007), American College Medical Genetics. Member American Society Human Genetics, Society Craniofacial Genetics (secretary-treasurer 1990-1996), Accredidation Council for Graduate Medical Education (medical genetics residency com).

Interests

• Avocation: photography.

Connections

Married Cara Tina Schweitzer, May 3, 1987. 1 child, Rebecca.

Father:

Josef Saal

Mother:

Ester (Morgenstern) Saal

Spouse:

Cara Tina Schweitzer

child:

Rebecca Saal