Born: Berkeley, California, September 20, 1932
Education:
Resident, Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital (1958-1961)
Intern, The Johns Hopkins Hospital (1958-1961)
MD, Duke University (1958)
BA in Chemistry, Duke University (1954)
Certifications:
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners; Diplomate, American Board of Cardiovascular Diseases; Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
Career:
Honorary Medical Staff, St. Mary’s Medical Center (2000-Present)
Physician-in-Chief, St. Mary’s Medical Center (1983-2000)
Chairman, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, St. Mary’s Medical Center (1986-1999)
Director, Cardiac Center, Cedars Medical Center (1982-1983)
Professor, Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center (1968-1982)
Professor, Physiology, UC Davis Medical Center (1968-1982)
Chief, Cardiovascular Medicine, UC Davis Medical Center (1968-1982)
Assistant Section Director, Cardiovascular Diagnosis, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1963-1968)
Attending Physician, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1963-1968)
Senior Investigator, Cardiology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1963-1968)
Senior Assistant Surgeon, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1961-1968)
Clinical Associate, Cardiology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (1961-1963)
Career Related:
Honorary Professor, Medicine, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China (1987); Co-Chairman, Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs, United States Pharmacopeia Committee Revision, Beijing, China (1970-1975); Resident, Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital (1960-1961); Resident, Medicine, Duke University Medical Center (1959-1960); Intern, Medicine, The Johns Hopkins Hospital (1958-1959); Medical Research Review Board, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD; Member, Life Sciences Committee, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Field Consultant; Visiting Professor, Universities
Creative Works:
Editor-in-Chief, “American Heart Journal,” Elsevier, Inc. (1980-1996); Contributor, Chapters, Books; Contributor, Articles, Professional Journals
Achievements:
The meritorious thing for Mr. Dean was original thinking and taking the existing facts being able to explore them into things that had been unknown before. This was very profitable for other people’s well being. Discovery of truths and medicine have always been very helpful to everyone. He loves the original thinking part of it. Personal achievements were, for Mr. Dean, the fact that these things were helpful to society in general and not just himself.
Awards:
Recipient, Lifetime Achievement Award, University of California, Davis, CA (2008); Recipient, Norman Vincent Peale Healing Power of Prayer Award (2005); Recipient, Newton Kugelmass Children’s Cardiology Crusader Award (2004); Recipient, Paul Dudley White Award for Distinguished Service in Cardiovascular Medicine (2004); Recipient, Will Durant Philosopher-Physician Award (2004); Recipient, Ernest Hemingway Award for Major Contributions to Medical Literature (2003); Recipient, John Wayne Pioneer of America Award (2003); Recipient, Albert Einstein Science Research Award (2003); Recipient, Jonas Salk Award for Medical Research (2003); Recipient, Albert Schweitzer World Humanitarian of Wisdom Award (2002); Recipient, Cardiologist of the Century Wisdom Award (2001); Honoree, Dean Towle Mason, M.D. Medal of Wisdom Award (2001); Honoree, Dean Towle Mason Eminent Physician of Wisdom Award (1998); Blessed Lord’s Prayer Award (1998); Recipient, Eternal Jesus Christ Award (1998); Recipient, Dwight D. Eisenhower Admirable American of Achievement Award (1998); Recipient, Arm and Hammer Creative Genius Award (1998); Recipient, Medal of Honor, The International Churchill Society (1998); Recipient, Award of Honor, Wisdom Society, The Wisdom Page (1997); Recipient, Distinguished Alumnus Award, School of Medicine, Duke University (1979); Honoree, Symbol of Excellence, Texas Heart Institute (1979); Recipient, Theodore and Susan B. Cummings Humanitarian Award, American College of Cardiology Foundation (1978, 1975, 1973, 1972); Recipient, Faculty Research Award, University of California, Davis, CA (1978); Recipient, Skylab Achievement Award, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1974); Recipient, Experimental Therapeutics Award, The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics (1973); Recipient, Research Award, American Therapeutic Society (1965); Recipient, Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award; Honoree, Marquis Who’s Who Top Professional; Recipient, Marquis Who’s Who Humanitarian Award
Memberships:
President, American College of Cardiology Foundation (1977-1978); Fellow, American College of Physicians; Fellow, American Heart Association, Inc.; Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians; Fellow, Royal Society of Medicine; Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation; Member, The American Physiological Society; Member, The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics; Member, American Federation for Medical Research; Member, The New York Academy of Sciences; Member, Association of University Cardiologists; Member, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Member, Western Association of Physicians; Member, American Association of University Professors; President Emeritus, Western Society for Clinical Research; Member, El Macero Country Club; Member, The Phi Beta Kappa Society; Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
Political Affiliation:
Republican
Religion:
Methodist
Family:
Son of Ira Jenckes Mason & Florence Mabel (Towle) Mason
Married: Maureen O’Brien (6/22/1957)
Children: Kathleen; Alison
Grandchildren: Caitlin; Mason; Amanda; Ashlin
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