Background
Frater, Robert William Mayo was born on November 12, 1928 in Cape Town, South Africa. Son of Kenneth and Ethel (Barrow) Frater. came to the United States, 1964, naturalized, 1974.
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Robert William Mayo Frater
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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (Jagger Scholar, Medalist, Anatomy, Surgery, Pathology), U. Cape Town Medical School, 1952; Master of Science in Surgery (Minnesota Heart Association fellow), University of Minnesota, 1961.
Career
Intern medicine and surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1953; resident casualty officer, Lewisham Hospital, London, 1955; fellow in general and thoracic surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1955-1961; senior lecturer cardiothoracic surgery, U. Cape Town, 1962-1964; assistant professor surgery, Albert Einstein College Medicine, New York City, 1964-1968; associate professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1968-1972; professor surgery, Albert Einstein College Medicine, since 1972; chief cardiothoracic surgery, Albert Einstein College Medicine, since 1968; acting department chairman surgery, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1971-1975; member, Albert Einstein College Medicine (Senate Council), 1971-1974; chief cardiothoracic surgery, Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, 1975-1992; member of staff, executive council, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein College Hospital, since 1969; member of staff, Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, New York president, Glycar, Inc., Bronxville. Member organizing and science committees International Symposium on Cardiac Bioprosthesis, 1982, 95, 88, 91, 94, honored guest, 1985. President Glycar Inc.
Achievements
Membership
Member Concern for Dying Council, 1982-1988. Fellow Royal College Surgeons, American College of Surgeons, American College Cardiology. Member American Association Thoracic Surgery, Society Thoracic Surgeons (postgraduate education committee 1978,chairman postgraduate program 1981), New York Society Thoracic Surgery (president 1978), New York Surgical Society (member county 1975-1980), Thoracic Surgery Dirs.
Association (executive county 1982-1985), Association Academy Surgeons, American Heart Association (exec.com. county on Cardiovasculary Surgery 1979-1984, program committee 1979-1982), Society Cardiothoracic Surgeon Great Britain and Ireland (honorary guest and member 1989).
Connections
Married Elaine Glynn Nagle, August 27, 1954. Children: Hugh R., Dirk A., Phillipa.
