Ruth Pick

Background

Pick, Ruth was born on November 13, 1913 in Carlsbad, Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. Came to the United States, 1949. Daughter of Arthur and Paula (Lenk) Holub.

Education

Doctor of Medicine, German University, 1938.

Career

Resident in medicine, Priessnitz Hospital, Graefenberg, Czechoslovakia, 1938; resident in psychiatry, Hospital Veleslavin, Prague, Czechoslovakia, 1945-1947; extern in pathology, Eastern State Hospital Motol, Prague, 1948; research fellow cardiovascular department, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, 1949-1950; research associate, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, 1950-1958; assistant director, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, 1958-1966; senior investigator, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, 1966-1971; chief experimental atherosclerosis laboratory, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, 1971-1983; attending physician division cardiovascular diseases department medicine, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, Chicago, since 1964; chief cardiac morphology laboratory Cardiovascular Institute, Michael Reese Hospital & Medical Center, 1983-1995; professor emeritus medicine and pathology, University of Chicago, since 1973; part time research associate, Cardiovascular Institute, since 1995. Member research council Chicago Heart Association, 1979-1984, Board of Governors, 1983, president, 1985-1986.

Achievements

• Ruth Pick has been listed as a notable Research scientist, physician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Heart Association (council on arteriosclerosis, council on circulation, established investigator), American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Association Pathologists and Bacteriologists, Chicago Heart Association (past president 1985-1986), American Federation Clinical research, American Physiological Society, Central Society Clinical Research.

Connections

Married Alfred Pick, May 28, 1938 (deceased January 1982).

Father:

Arthur Holub

Mother:

Paula (Lenk) Holub

Spouse:

Alfred Pick