Edgar Haber
Encyclopedia
Edgar Haber was a research physician specializing in cardiology
, immunology
, and molecular biology
. He was, at times, Chief of Cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital
, Higgins Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
, President of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, and Director of the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease at the Harvard School of Public Health
. He published more than 550 research papers in cardiology, immunology, and molecular biology, and edited The Practice of Cardiology (1980, 1988), at the time the definitive text on the subject.
, graduating in 1949, received an AB from Columbia College, Columbia University in 1952, and an MD from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1956.
. They had three children: Justin Avery Haber (b. 1961), Graham Stickney Haber (b. 1963), and Eben Merriam Haber (b. 1966).
(1958–1961), the Massachusetts General Hospital (1964–1988), the pharmaceutical companies Squibb and Bristol-Myers-Squibb (1988–1991), and the Harvard School of Public Health (1991–1997).
Cardiology
Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...
, immunology
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...
, and molecular biology
Molecular biology
Molecular biology is the branch of biology that deals with the molecular basis of biological activity. This field overlaps with other areas of biology and chemistry, particularly genetics and biochemistry...
. He was, at times, Chief of Cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital is a teaching hospital and biomedical research facility in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts...
, Higgins Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
, President of the Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute, and Director of the Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease at the Harvard School of Public Health
Harvard School of Public Health
The Harvard School of Public Health is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University, located in the Longwood Area of the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of Mission Hill, which is next to Harvard Medical School. HSPH is considered a significant school focusing on health in the...
. He published more than 550 research papers in cardiology, immunology, and molecular biology, and edited The Practice of Cardiology (1980, 1988), at the time the definitive text on the subject.
Early life
Edgar Haber was born in Berlin, Germany, to Siegfried (Fred) Haber (June 26, 1897 - July 7, 1960), a physician, and Devorah (Dorothy) Bernstein Haber (March 19, 1904 or 1909 - June 30, 1999). The rise to power of the Nazis soon thereafter led his family to seek to leave Germany, but his mother's Lithuanian origin prevented them from coming directly to the United States. They moved to British Palestine in 1933, where his younger sister Ruth Haber Jonas was born. His family was finally permitted entrance to the United States in March, 1939 where they lived in New York City for 9 months while his father studied and took a qualifying exam to be a physician in the US. They subsequently settled in Yonkers, NY, where his father established a medical practice.Education
Edgar Haber attended the Horace Mann SchoolHorace Mann School
Horace Mann School is an independent college preparatory school in New York City, New York, United States founded in 1887 known for its rigorous course of studies. Horace Mann is a member of the Ivy Preparatory School League, educating students from all across the New York tri-state area from...
, graduating in 1949, received an AB from Columbia College, Columbia University in 1952, and an MD from the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1956.
Family
Edgar Haber was married to Carol Ellen Avery on November 16, 1958, in Bethesda, MarylandBethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
. They had three children: Justin Avery Haber (b. 1961), Graham Stickney Haber (b. 1963), and Eben Merriam Haber (b. 1966).
Medical and research career
Edgar Haber's career included positions at the National Institutes of HealthNational Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health are an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and are the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and health-related research. Its science and engineering counterpart is the National Science Foundation...
(1958–1961), the Massachusetts General Hospital (1964–1988), the pharmaceutical companies Squibb and Bristol-Myers-Squibb (1988–1991), and the Harvard School of Public Health (1991–1997).