Robert A. Chase

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Robert Arthur Chase (born January 6, 1923) is an American retired surgeon, researcher and educator. He is considered to be a pioneer in the field of surgery of the hand and of plastic and reconstructive surgery.

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Robert Arthur Chase
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Chase in 2016
Born
Robert Arthur Chase

(1923-01-06) January 6, 1923 (age 100) [1]
Education MD
Alma mater University of New Hampshire
Occupation Surgeon

Early life and education

Robert A. Chase obtained a Bachelor of Science from the University of New Hampshire in 1945. Due to war-time acceleration, he was able to earn an M.D. from Yale University in 1947.

Early career

After military service in the US Army during World War II, [2] residency training in surgery at Yale University, and plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, Chase joined the faculty at Yale University to establish Yale's first plastic surgery section. In 1963, he was appointed Professor and Chairman of Surgery at the Stanford University School of Medicine and was named the first Emile Holman Professor of Surgery. Upon his appointment, Dr. Chase was instrumental in the creation and foundation of an integrated general and plastic surgery program at Stanford. This program led to many schools around the nation adopting a similar model, as well as the creation of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Division at Stanford University.

Later life

In 1973, Robert A. Chase took an additional role as Acting Chairman of the Department of Anatomy at Stanford University. From 1974 to 1977, Dr. Chase served as President and Director of the National Board of Medical Examiners in Philadelphia.

In 1977, Dr. Chase returned to surgery at Stanford University and assumed the position of Chief of the Division of Human Anatomy until 1992. In 1988, he became Professor of Surgery, Emeritus, and remained active in teaching human anatomy.

Dr. Chase has had a long-standing interest in visual aspects of education. He received the Francis Gilman Blake Award at Yale University and eight teaching awards at Stanford University. His publications include 115 papers and 35 books. He is the author of Atlas of Hand Surgery. [3] [4]

Personal life

Dr. Chase married his wife, Ann, and had three children, nine grandchildren, and 15 great grandchildren. His wife, Ann, died in October 2013. On February 14, 2015, he pledged an enduring relationship to Elizabeth Morgan Repplier, an earlier friend of the Chase family. He lived with her in Spruce Head, Maine and in Key Largo, Florida before moving to an assisted living facility in Grass Valley, California. They are in close touch with one another daily.

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References

  1. Who's Who in Healthcare (1981), pg. 79
  2. The Rattle of Theta Chi. Theta Chi Fraternity Inc. 1964.
  3. "Atlas of Hand Surgery, Volume 2 by Robert Arthur Chase: VERY GOOD Hardcover (1984) | Discover Books". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  4. Chase, Robert Arthur (1984). Atlas of Hand Surgery. Saunders. ISBN   978-0-7216-2497-6.