Paul Joseph Schmidt

Background

Schmidt, Paul Joseph was born on October 22, 1925 in New York City.

Education

Bachelor of Science Fordham University, 1948. Master of Science, Saint Saint Louis University, 1952. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1953.

Intern, Saint Elizabeth"s Hospital, Boston, 1953-1954.

Staff associate National Microbiol. Institute, Bethesda, Maryland., 1954-1955.

Chief blood bank department National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1955-1974, assistant chief clinical pathology department, 1963-1965. Senior assistant surgeon, United States Public Health Service, 1954, advanced through grades to medical director, 1964-1974.

Associate clinical professor pathology, then clinical professor Georgetown University, Washington, 1965-1975.

Director Southwest Florida Blood Bank, Incorporated., Tampa, 1975-1990, president 1987-1990. Head transfusion medicine, Transfusion Medicine Academy Center, 1991. Professor pathology University of Southern Florida, Tampa, 1975.

Consultant commission on Blood, American Medical Association, 1964-1969.

Technical advisory Blood Transfusion Research division United States Army, 1966-1974. Resident.adv. committee Blood Program, American Red Cross, 1967-1973.

Committee Human Research, American Red Cross, 1968-1974. Council on Immunohematology, American Society Clinical Pathologists, 1968-1974;committee Anticoagulant Solutions, National Research Council-National Academy Science, 1968-1970.

Committee Plasmapheresis, National Research Council-National Academy Science, 1969-1970.

Committee Blood Bank Programs, New York City, 1969-1970. Committee Component Therapy, National Research Council-National Academy Science, 1969. Committee standards, American Association Blood Banks, 1970-1985 (chairman 1981-1985).

Task Force on Blood Banking, department Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1972-1973.

Advising committee Blood Diseases and Resources, National Heart Lung Blood Institute, 1975-1979. Consultant to surgeon general United States Navy, 1976.

Director clinical services American Red Cross Blood Superior vena cava syndrome, San Juan, Prize ring (The), 1993-1995. Clinical professor pathology U. Prize ring (The), 1993, Koppisch lecturer, 1994.

Molthan Memorial lecturer Pennsylvania Association Blood Banks, 1995.

DeGowin lecturer U. Iowa, 1997.

Career

Chief blood bank department National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Chief clin; assistant surgeon, United States Public Health Service, 1954, advanced through grades to medical. Director, 1964-1974; director Southwest Florida

Director clinical

Editor: Progress in Transfusion and Transplantation, 1972.

Achievements

• Paul Joseph Schmidt has been listed as a noteworthy physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member service and rehabilitation committee Florida division American Cancer Society, 1976-1984. Served with United States Army, 1944-1946. Fellow College American Pathologists (emeritus).

Member American Association Blood Banks (president 1987-1988), International Society Blood Transfusion, Florida Association Blood Banks (president 1980-1981), Cosmos, Rotary.

Connections

Married Louise Kern Fredericks, June18, 1953. Children: Damien, Matthew, Thomas, Maria.

Spouse:

Louise Kern Fredericks

child:

Maria Schmidt

child:

Damien Schmidt

child:

Matthew Schmidt

child:

Thomas Schmidt