Robert Volpé

Background

Volpé, Robert was born on March 6, 1926 in Toronto. Son of Aaron G. and Esther (Shulman) Volpé.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, U. Toronto, 1950.

Career

Intern, U. Toronto, 1950-1951; resident in internal medicine, U. Toronto, 1951-1952, 53-55; fellow in endocrinology, U. Toronto, 1952-1953; National Research Council fellow, U. Toronto, 1955-1957; senior research fellow department medicine, U. Toronto, 1957-1962; McPhedran fellow, U. Toronto, 1957-1965; from assistant professor to professor, U. Toronto, 1962-1992; professor emeritus, U. Toronto, since 1992; director division endocrinology and metabolism, U. Toronto, 1987-1992; chairman centennial committee, U. Toronto, 1987-1988; attending staff, St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto, 1957-1966; active staff, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, since 1966; director endocrinology research laboratory, Wellesley Hospital, 1968-1997; physician-in-chief, Wellesley Hospital, 1974-1987. Trans-Atlantic visiting professor Caledonia Endocrine Society, 1985. Hashimoto Memorial lecturer Kyushu U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1992.

K.J.R. Wightman visiting professor Royal College Physicians, Canada, 1994. Celebratory lecturer commemorating 200th anniversary of birth of Robert Graves, Dublin, Ireland, 1996.

Achievements

• Robert Volpé has been listed as a noteworthy Endocrinologist, researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Thyroid Function & Disease, 1e

    (This integrated clinical reference offers candid coverage...)

  • Systematic Endocrinology

Membership

Served with Royal Canada Naval Volunteer Reserve, 1943-1945. Master American College of Physicians (governor for Ontario 1978-1983). Fellow Royal College Physicians Canada (county 1988-1996, chairman annual meetings committee 1988-1994, science program com.1988-1994, chairman research committee 1994-1996, vice president medicine 1994-1996), Royal College Physicians Edinburgh and London, Royal Society Medicine (editorial board);member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Canada Society Endocrinology and Metabolism (past president, Sandoz prize lecturer 1985, Distinguished Svc. award 1990), Toronto Society Clinical Research (Baxter prize lecturer 1984), Canada Society Clinical Investigation (Distinguished Svc. award 1998), American Thyroid Association (president 1980-1981, Distinguished Scientist award 1991), Association American Physicians, Endocrine Society, American Federation Clinical Research, Canada Society Nuclear Medicine (Jamieson prize lecturer 1980), Canada Institute Academy Medicine, New York Academy Sciences, European Thyroid Association (correspondent), L.Am.

Thyroid Association (correspondent), Society Endocrinology and Metabolism of Chile (honorary), Caledonia Society Endocrinology (honorary), Japan EndocrineSoc. (honorary, gold medal 1986), Alpine Ski Club (board directors 1987-1989), U. Toronto Faculty Club.

Connections

Married Ruth Vera Pullan, September 5, 1949 (deceased January 1997). Children: Catherine, Elizabeth, Peter, Edward, Rose Ellen.

Father:

Aaron G. Volpé

Mother:

Esther (Shulman) Volpé

Spouse:

Ruth Vera Pullan

child:

Peter Volpé

child:

Elizabeth Volpé

child:

Rose Ellen Volpé

child:

Edward Volpé

child:

Catherine Volpé