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Praagh, Richard Van was born on April 11, 1930 in London, Ontario, Canada. Son of David and Helen (Anderson) Van Praagh. came to the United States, 1956.
pathologist pediatric cardiologist pediatrician
Praagh, Richard Van was born on April 11, 1930 in London, Ontario, Canada. Son of David and Helen (Anderson) Van Praagh. came to the United States, 1956.
Doctor of Medicine, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1954; AM, Harvard University, 1989.
Intern, Toronto General Hospital, 1954-1955;
intern in pediatrics, Hospital Sick Children, Toronto, 1955-1956;
assistant resident in pathology, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1956-1957;
senior resident, Children's Hospital, Boston, 1957-1958;
senior resident in internal medicine, Sunnybrook Hospital, Toronto, 1958-1959;
fellow in pediatric cardiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1959-1960;
fellow in cardiopulmonary physiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1960-1961;
senior research fellow in pediatric cardiology, Hospital Sick Children, 1961-1963;
associate pathologist, Hektoen Institute Medical Research, Chicago, 1963-1964;
assistant director, Hektoen Institute Medical Research, Chicago, 1964-1965;
director Cardiac Registry, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, since 1965. Visiting scientist department embryology Carnegie Institution, Baltimore, 1966. Visiting professor Columbia University, New York City, 1992, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1992, Washington University, St. Louis, 1993, Chinese Academy Medical Sciences, Beijing, 1993.
Invitedlectr. Asian Society Cardiovascular Surgery, Nagoya, Japan, 1994, Asian-Pacific Congress Pediatric Cardiology, Taipei, Taiwan, 1994, International Symposium Pediatric Cardiology, Punta del Este, Uruguay, 1994, International Heart School, Bergamo, Italy, 1995. Visiting professor Christian Science Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, 1994, U. Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, 1995, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1995, Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children, Halifax, Canada, 1995, Herzzentrum der U. Kütn, Cologne, Germany, 1998. F. Marsico lecturer National CongressItalian Society Pediatric Cardiology, Fiuggi, Italy, 1995.
Garbose Family lecturer National Children's Medical Center, Washington, 1998.
Fellow American College Cardiology. Member American Heart Association (Council on Disease in the Young).
Married Stella Zacharioudakis, June 16, 1962. Children: Andrew, Helen, Alexander.
