Robert A. Chase, MD


Professor Emeritus
Emile Holman Professor of Surgery, Emeritus
Professor of Anatomy, Emeritus
Hand & Upper Limb Surgery

Division of Anatomy
CCSR
269 Campus Drive
Stanford, CA 94305
(650) 723-2404
RChase6880@aol.com

 

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Specialty

Surgery of the hand and upper limb


Education

  • University of New Hampshire BS 1945
  • Yale University MD 1947
  • Active Duty US Army & Navy spanning 1941-1957 (nonconsecutive)
  • Yale General & Thoracic Surgery 1947-1954 (nonconsecutive)
  • University of Pittsburgh Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1957-58

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Interests

  • computer assisted education
  • three dimensional imaging in medicine
  • teaching strategies and educational development for the surgical disciplines

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Career Highlights

  • Teaches Anatomy to medical students (see Anatomy home page)
  • Conducts individual lectures in Engineering and Human Biology
  • Founder of Yale Plastic Surgery Section
  • Past Chair, Department of Surgery
  • Founder of the Division of Hand Surgery
  • Past-president of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand
  • Past-president of the National Board of Medical Examiners
  • Past- president of the American Association of Clinical Anatomists

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