Joe Roger Held

Background

Held, Joe Roger was born on June 23, 1931 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Son of Edward Samuel and Carmen Antoinette (Planas) Held.

Education

Associate of Arts, Pasadena City College, 1950; Bachelor of Science, University of California, Davis, 1953; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, 1955; Master in Public Health, Tulane University, 1959.

Career

Private practice, Pasadena, California, 1957-1958; various positions, United States Public Health Service, 1959-1972; director division research services, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1984; assistant surgeon general, United States Public Health Service, Bethesda, 1975-1984; director, Pan American Zoonoses Center, Buenos Aires, 1984-1987; coordinator veterinary public health, Pan American/World Health Organization, Washington, 1987-1989; vice president primate operations, Charles River laboratories, Arlington, Virginia, 1989-1991; director Washington office, Charles River laboratories, Arlington, Virginia, 1991; director, Laboratory Animal Health Superior vena cava syndrome of Microbiol. Associations, Rockville, Maryland., 1992-1996; retired, Laboratory Animal Health Superior vena cava syndrome of Microbiol. Associations, Rockville, 1996.

Consultant, Arlington, since 1991. Chairman Agency for International Development Rinderpest Biosafety Commission, Washington, 1991. Member USDA, APHIS panel on science and technical, Washington, 1987-1991.

Member Pew Health Professional Committee advisory panel on veterinary medicine, Durham, North Carolina, 1991.

Achievements

• Joe Roger Held has been listed as a noteworthy Veterinarian, epidemiologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Rear admiral United States Public Health Service, 1955-1984. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Veterinary Medical Association (alternate delegate 1981-1984, Charles River prize 1984, XII International Veterinary Congress prize 1989), American Veterinary Epidemiology Society (president 1990-1993, K.F. Meyer award 1982), Association Military Surgeons ofU.S. (chairman veterinary medical section 1977, McCallam award 1990), American Association for Laboratory Animal Science, American Association for World Health, National Institutes of Health Alumni Association (president 1991-1993), American College Laboratory Animal Medicine (honorary).

Connections

Married Carolyn Ann Friderich, May 26, 1956. Children: Lisa Held Doseff, Robert Joseph, Leslie Held Clark, Teresa Held Johnson.

Father:

Edward Samuel Held

Mother:

Carmen Antoinette (Planas) Held

Spouse:

Carolyn Ann Friderich

child:

Lisa Held Doseff Held

child:

Robert Joseph Held

child:

Teresa Held Johnson Held

child:

Leslie Held Clark Held