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Robert Arthur Chase
Born
Robert Arthur Chase

(1923-01-06)January 6, 1923
Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.
DiedSeptember 9, 2024(2024-09-09) (aged 101)
EducationMD
Alma materUniversity of New Hampshire
OccupationSurgeon

Robert Arthur Chase (January 6, 1923 – September 9, 2024) was an American surgeon, researcher and educator.

Early life and education

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Robert A. Chase was born in Keene, New Hampshire on January 6, 1923.[1] He 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

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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, Chase was instrumental in the creation and foundation of an integrated general and plastic surgery program at Stanford.[3] This program led to the creation of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Division at Stanford University.

Later life and legacy

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

In 1977, 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.

Chase received the Francis Gilman Blake Award at Yale University and eight teaching awards at Stanford University. A few of the awards bestowed on him for his lifetime of works and teachings were the University of New Hampshire - Pettee Award; Standford University School of Medicine - Albion Walter Hewlett Award; California Medical Association - The Golden Apple Award; and the Yale University - the Francis Gilman Blake Award.[4] His publications include 115 papers and 35 books. He is the author of Atlas of Hand Surgery.[5][6]

The Robert A. Chase Library and Museum was named after Chase. The library works to document and record important historical events in the American Society For Surgery of the Hand's history.[7]

Personal life and death

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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.[citation needed]

Robert A. Chase died on September 9, 2024, at the age of 101.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Who's Who in Healthcare (1981), pg. 79
  2. ^ The Rattle of Theta Chi. Theta Chi Fraternity Inc. 1964.
  3. ^ Bhadkamkar, Mohin A.; Luu, Bryan C.; Davis, Matthew J.; Reece, Edward M.; Chu, Carrie K.; Buchanan, Edward P.; Winocour, Sebastian (July 17, 2020). "Comparing Independent and Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency Models: A Review of the Literature". Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open. 8 (7): e2897. doi:10.1097/GOX.0000000000002897. ISSN 2169-7574. PMC 7413769. PMID 32802640.
  4. ^ "American Association of Clinical Anatomists (AACA) - Robert A. Chase , MD, DSc". clinical-anatomy.org. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  5. ^ "Atlas of Hand Surgery, Volume 2 by Robert Arthur Chase: VERY GOOD Hardcover (1984) | Discover Books". www.abebooks.com. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  6. ^ Chase, Robert Arthur (1984). Atlas of Hand Surgery. Saunders. ISBN 978-0-7216-2497-6.
  7. ^ "ABOUT CHASE LIBRARY". ASSH.
  8. ^ Robert A. Chase Legacy
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