Edgar Haber

Edgar Haber
Born(1932-02-01)1 February 1932
DiedOctober 13, 1997(1997-10-13) (aged 65)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materColumbia University
Scientific career
FieldsMedicine
InstitutionsMassachusetts General Hospital

Edgar Haber (February 1, 1932 – October 13, 1997), 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.[1] 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.

  1. ^ Saxon, Wolfgang (October 16, 1997). "Edgar Haber, 65, Immunologist And Expert in Protein Chemistry, New Yorh Times, October 16, 1997". The New York Times.