Background
Schlant, Robert Carl was born on April 16, 1929 in El Paso, Texas, United States. Son of Edward Bernard and Elaine Almstaedt (Acker) Schlant.
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Robert Carl Schlant
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Bachelor of Arts, Vanderbilt University, 1948; Doctor of Medicine Vanderbilt University, 1951.
Career
Intern, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1951-1953; junior assistant resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1952-1953; senior assistant resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1955-1966; assistant medical, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1956-1958; research fellow medicine, Harvard University, 1956-1958; assistant professor medicine, School Medicine Emory University, Atlanta, 1958-1962; associate professor, School Medicine Emory University, 1962-1966; professor medicine (cardiology), School Medicine Emory University, 1967-1987; director division of cardiology, School Medicine Emory University, 1968-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Served with United States Army, 1953-1955. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology (assistant treasurer, long-range planning committee, norms committee, trustee, extramural continuing medical education committee since 1992, chairman since 1995). Member American Medical Association, American Heart Association (fellow county on clinical cardiology, Executive Committee, member science advising committee, James B. Herrick award 1994), Georgia Heart Association (board directors 1970-1976), Association U. Cardiologists (president 1982-1983), Southern Society Clinical Investigation, American Federation Clinical Research, American Physiological Society, American Academy Sports Physicians (Board of Governors 1984-1992), International Atherosclerosis Society, International Society Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, International Society Federal Cardiology Council (chairman county clinical cardiology since 1997), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Chi.
Connections
Married Maria Honnef Ellingsen, April 4, 1980. 1 child, Ernestine Stephanie.
