Ruben Foster Gittes

Background

Gittes, Ruben Foster was born on August 4, 1934 in Mallorca, Spain. Son of Archie and Cicely Mary (Foster) Gittes.

Education

Graduate, Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, 1952; AB, Harvard University, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, Harvard University, 1960.

Career

Intern, then resident in surgery and urology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1960-1967; assistant professor, University of California at Los Angeles Medical School, 1968-1969; associate professor, then professor, chief urology, University of California at San Diego Medical School, 1969-1975; professor urological surgery, Harvard University Medical School, chairman Harvard program urology Longwood area, 1975-1987; department chairman surgery, Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation, La Jolla, California, 1987-1998. Member study sections, task forces National Institutes of Health, since 1973.

Achievements

• Ruben Foster Gittes has been listed as a noteworthy Urological surgeon by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Public Health Service, 1963-1965. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Endocrine Society, Society University Surgeons, Society University Urologists, American Association Genito-Urinary Surgeons, Clinical Society Genito-Urinary Surgeons, Australian Computer Society, American Surgical Association, American Urological Association, American Society Transplant Surgeons, Society Ancient Numismatics, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married K.S. Zipf, June 10, 1955 (divorced). Married Rita R. Drum, February 21, 1976 (divorced). Married Vera Gomes, February 9, 1996.

Children: Julia S., Frederick T., George K., Robert F.

Father:

Archie Gittes

Mother:

Cicely Mary (Foster) Gittes

Spouse:

K.S. Zipf

Spouse:

Rita R. Drum

Spouse:

Vera Gomes

child:

Julia S. Gittes

child:

George K. Gittes

child:

Frederick T. Gittes

child:

Robert F. Gittes