Frank I. Marcus Explained

Frank I. Marcus
Birth Date:23 March 1928
Birth Place:Haverstraw, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Known For:Emeritus Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Occupation:Cardiologist

Frank I. Marcus (March 23, 1928 – December 21, 2022) was an American cardiologist and Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center,[1] the author of more than 290 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and of 90 book chapters. He was considered a world expert on arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)[2] and was a member of the Editorial/Scientific Board of 14 Cardiovascular Journals as well as a reviewer for 26 other medical publications.

Biography

Marcus graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University, obtained a master's degree in Physiology from Tufts University, and received his M.D. from the Boston University School of Medicine, graduating cum laude in 1953. He did his internship and residency at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston.[3]

In September 2013, he was awarded a $1.4 million RO1 National Institutes of Health grant for a multi-center five-year study titled "Mechanisms, Genotypes and Clinical Phenotypes of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy."[4] The study aims to analyze diagnosis of patients and family members with right ventricular and left ventricular cardiomyopathy.

Marcus died on December 21, 2022, at the age of 94.[5] [6]

Awards and honors

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frank I. Marcus, MD. University of Arizona College of Medicine. 15 November 2013.
  2. Web site: Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy. National Institutes of Health. 15 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Frank Marcus, MD. University of Arizona. 15 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233751/http://deptmedicine.arizona.edu/node/121. 2 December 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: NIH Awards Dr. Frank Marcus $1.4 Million to Study Genetics, Mechanisms and Phenotypes of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathies. University of Arizona. 15 November 2013. 2013-09-09.
  5. Web site: Remembering Frank Marcus, MD, Founding Faculty Member . The University of Arizona . 23 December 2022.
  6. https://tucson.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/frank-marcus/article_6798431e-88e5-11ed-b064-a3154140106a.html Frank Marcus
  7. Web site: ECAS Awards. ECAS Heartrhythm. 15 November 2013.
  8. Web site: Past Heart Rhythm Society Award Recipients. Heart Rhythm Society. 15 November 2013. December 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000232/http://www.hrsonline.org/About-HRS/Awards-Scholarships/Past-Award-Recipients#axzz2kkEJ2Xh1. dead.
  9. Web site: Sarver Heart Center's Dr. Frank Marcus Receives Alumnus Award. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611005612/http://uanews.org/story/sarver-heart-centers-dr-frank-marcus-receives-alumnus-award. usurped. June 11, 2015. University of Arizona. 14 November 2013.