Background
Chason, Jacob was born on May 12, 1915 in Monroe, Michigan, United States. Son of Ben and Ida (Beiser) Chason.
Chason, Jacob was born on May 12, 1915 in Monroe, Michigan, United States. Son of Ben and Ida (Beiser) Chason.
Bachelor of Arts Michigan, 1937. Doctor of Medicine, University Michigan, 1940.
Intern Wayne County General Hospital, 1940-1941, resident, 1941-1942, 46-49, assistant pathologist, 1949-1950. Fellow in neuropathology Mayo Clinic, 1952. Director laboratory Veterans Administration Hospital, Allen Park, Michigan, 1950-1952.
Assistant professor neuropathology Wayne State University, 1952-1954, associate professor, 1954-1957, professor, 1958-1986, chairman department pathology, 1964-1978, associate dean School Medicine, 1970-1972. Neuropathologist Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 1978-1988, consultant, 1989-1990. Consultant in field.
With United States Army, 1942-1946. Member American Association Neuropathologists, American Society Clinical Pathologists, College American Pathologists, International Academy Pathology, American Academy Neurology.
Married Helen Pelok, May 19, 1942. Children: Steven, Ellen, David.