Background
Ross, Richard Starr was born on January 18, 1924 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Louis Francisco and Margaret (Starr) Ross.
Cardiologist educator medical school dean
Ross, Richard Starr was born on January 18, 1924 in Richmond, Indiana, United States. Son of Louis Francisco and Margaret (Starr) Ross.
Student, Harvard University, 1942—1944. Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Harvard University, 1947. Doctor of Science (honorary), Indiana University, 1981.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Johns Hopkins University, 1994.
Successively intern, assistant resident, chief resident, Osler Medical Service, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1947-1954;
research fellow physiology, Harvard Medical School, 1952-1953;
instructor medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1954-1956;
assistant professor medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1956-1959;
associate professor, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1959-1965;
associate professor radiology, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1960-1971;
professor medicine, Johns Hopkins Medical School, since 1965;
Clayton professor cardiovascular disease, Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1969-1975;
director, Wellcome Research Laboratory, Johns Hopkins
physician, Johns Hopkins Hospital
director cardiovascular division department medicine, adult cardiac clinic, Johns Hopkins School Medicine and Hospital
director myocardial infarction research unit, Johns Hopkins School Medicine and Hospital, 1967-1975;
dean medical faculty, vice president medicine, Johns Hopkins University, 1975-1990;
dean emeritus, Johns Hopkins University, since 1990. Sir Thomas Lewis lecturer British Cardiac Society, 1969. John Kent Lewis lecturer Stanford University, 1972.
Board directors emeritus Johns Hopkins Hospital, Francis Scott Key Medical Center. Member cardiovascular study section National Heart andLung Institute, 1965-1969, chairman cardiovascular study section, 1966-1969, mem.tng. grant committee, 1971-1973, chairman heart panel, 1972-1973, advisory county, 1974-1978. Member Institute of Medicine, since 1976.
Chairman visiting committee Harvard Medical and Dental School, 1979-1986. Board overseers Harvard University, 1980-1986.
Master: American College of Physicians. Fellow: American College Cardiology (Convocation medal 1990). Member: Heart Association Maryland (president 1967-1968), American Heart Association (chairman science sessions program committee 1965-1967, chairman publications committee 1970-1973, president 1973-1974, director 1974-1977, Gold Heart award 1976, Connor lecturer 1979, James B. Herrick award 1982), Association University Cardiologists (councillor 1972-1975), American Clinical and Climatological Association (president 1978-1979, councillor 1979-1983, Metzger lecture 1986), American Society Clinical Investigation 1967-1969, Sociedad Peruana de Cardiologie (correspondent), British Cardiac Society (correspondent), Cardiac Society Australia and New Zealand (correspondent), Association American Physicians, American Physiological Society, American Federation Clinical Research, Boylston Medical Society, Elkridge Club, Interurban Club (president 1978), Peripatetic Club, Alpha Omega Alpha, Sigma Xi.
Married Elizabeth McCracken, July 1, 1950. Children: Deborah Starr, Margaret Casad, Richard McCracken.