Background
Salassa, Robert Maurice was born on October 4, 1914 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Maurice Clarence and Grace Marie (Sharp) Salassa.
Salassa, Robert Maurice was born on October 4, 1914 in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Son of Maurice Clarence and Grace Marie (Sharp) Salassa.
Bachelor of Science, U. Indiana, 1937; Doctor of Medicine, U. Indiana, 1939; Master of Science, University of Minnesota, 1948.
Intern, Indiana U. Hospital, Indianapolis, 1939-1940; resident in internal medicine, Indiana U. Hospital, Indianapolis, 1940-1942; resident in endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1946-1949; member of staff, faculty, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, since 1949; professor medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, since 1966; president staff, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1972-1973; head section endocrinology and internal medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1968-1974; senior consultant internal medicine, endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, since 1974.
With United States Army Air Force, 1942-1946. Member American College of Physicians, American Medical Association, Endocrine Society, American Diabetes Association, Center Society for Clinical Research, American Federation for Clinical Research, American Clinical and Climatological Society, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Frieda Katherine Peters, August 3, 1940. Children: Joan, John Robert, Frederick Edward.