Background
Safford, Robert Eugene was born on September 13, 1945 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Eugene Edis and Louise Margaret (Morse) Safford.
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Robert Eugene Safford
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Robert Eugene Safford, American Cardiologist, health facility administrator, educator. Diplomate American Board Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Board in Cardiovascular Disease, National Board Medical Examiners; licensed Doctor of Medicine, Massachusetts; licensed Florida Board Medical Examiners, Minnesota Board Medical Examiners, Florida Office Radiatin Control.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering magna cum laude, Lafayette College, 1967; Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical and biomedical Engineering, University Wisconsin, 1970, 73; Doctor of Medicine, Mayo Medical School, 1977.
Career
Intern in internal medicine, resident internal medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1977-1978, 78-80;
fellow in cardiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1980-1982;
assistant professor medicine, Mayo Medical school and University Minnesota, Rochester, 1982-1991;
consultant in cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, 1982-1986;
consultant in cardiovascular diseases and internal medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, 1986-1996;
chairman of the section cardiovascular diseases, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida, 1985-1996;
co-director echocardiography laboratory and nuclear cardiology laboratory, Mayo Clinic and St. Lukes Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida, 1990-1992, 96-;
associate professor medicine, Mayo Medical School, Jacksonville, Florida, 1992-1997;
professor medicine, Mayo Medical School, Jacksonville, Florida, since 1997. Chairman institutional clinical practice committee Mayo Clinic, 1987-1988, vice-chairman bd.govs. Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, since 1988.
Executive medical staff committee St. Lukes Hospital, 1987-1988.
Achievements
Membership
Member American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, Duval County Medical Society, American Society Echocardiography, American College Cardiology, Cardiovascular Society, Paul Dudley WhiteSoc., American Heart Association.
Interests
Connections
Married Debra Eleanor Schade, May 30, 1982. Children: Brooke Elizabeth, David John.
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Awards
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Grantee Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute, 1990, National Institutes of Health, 1990, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1991, Genentech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1992, Marion Merrell Dow, Inc., 1992, Mayo Foundation, 1992, Boots Pharmaceuticals, 1993, DuPont Merck, 1993.Grantee Sterling-Winthrop Research Institute, 1990, National Institutes of Health, 1990, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, 1991, Genentech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 1992, Marion Merrell Dow, Inc., 1992, Mayo Foundation, 1992, Boots Pharmaceuticals, 1993, DuPont Merck, 1993.