Background
Chase, Robert Arthur was born on January 6, 1923 in Keene, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Albert Henry and Georgia Beulah (Bump) Chase.
Chase, Robert Arthur was born on January 6, 1923 in Keene, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Albert Henry and Georgia Beulah (Bump) Chase.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, University New Hampshire, 1945. Doctor of Science (honorary), University New Hampshire, 1993. Doctor of Medicine, Yale, 1947.
Intern New Haven Hospital, 1947—1948, assistant resident, 1949—1950, senior resident surgery, 1952—1953, chief resident surgeon, 1953—1954. Member faculty Yale School Medicine, 1948—1954, 1959—1962, assistant professor surgery, 1959—1962. Member faculty University Pittsburgh, 1957—1959, resident plastic surgeon, also teaching fellow, 1957—1959.
Attending surgeon Veterans Administration Hospital, W. Haven, Connecticut, 1959—1962, Grace New Haven Community Hospital, 1959—1963. Professor, chairman department surgery Stanford School Medicine, 1963—1974, Emile Holman professor surgery, since 1972. Professor surgery University Pennsylvania, 1974—1977.
Attending surgeon Pennsylvania Hospital, Hospital University Pennsylvania, Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, 1974—1977. President, director National Board Medical Examiners, 1974—1977. Professor anatomy Stanford (California) University, since 1977.
Consultant plastic surgery Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India, 1962. Consultant to surgeon general United States Air Force, since 1970. Benjamin K. Rank professor Australasian College Surgeons, 1974.
Major Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1949-1957.
Author: Atlas of Hand Surgey. Editor: Videosurgery, since 1974. Member editorial board: Medical Alert Communication, —.Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member board overseers Dartmouth Medical School, since 1998. Member foundation board University New Hampshire, since 1998. Fellow: American College of Surgeons, Australasian College Surgeons (honorary).
Member: American Medical Association, National Academy of Sciences, Halsted Society, American Society Most Venerable Order Hospital, St. John of Jerusalem, Institute Medicine (executive committee 1976, council since 1986), Society University Surgeons, Foundation American Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (director), American Cancer Society (clinical fellowship committee), James IV Association Surgeons, Pacific Coast Surgical Society, Western Surgical Association, Society Clinical Surgery, Plastic Surgery Research Council, American Association Surgery Trauma, American Society Cleft Palate Rehabilitation, American Society Surgery Hand (president), Connecticut Medical Society, Santa Clara County Medical Society, American Surgical Association, San Francisco Surgical Society, California Academy Medicine, American Society Clinical Anatomists (honorary), South African Society Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (honorary), South African Society Surgery Hand (honorary), American Association Plastic Surgery (honorary), American Association Clinical Anatomists (honorary), American Association Plastic Surgeons (honorary), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Photography. Address Department of Surgery, Stanford University Medical School, Stanford, California 94305. 797 N. Tolman Lane, Stanford, California 94305, United States of America (Home). Telephme (415) 723-8515 (Office).
(415) 494-7821 (Home).
Married Ann Crosby Parker, February 3, 1946. Children: Deborah Lee, Nancy Jo, Robert N.