Edward H. Kass

Edward Harold Kass (December 20, 1917, New York City – January 17, 1990, Lincoln, Massachusetts) was an American physician, medical school professor, medical researcher in infectious diseases, medical journal editor, and historian of medicine. He is known for his research on toxic shock syndrome[1] and urinary tract infections.[2]

  1. ^ Fowler, Glenn (January 19, 1990). "Obituary. Edward H. Kass, 72, Researcher on Toxic Shock". The New York Times. p. 8, Section B. This obituary falsely states that Edward H. Kass was the first president of the IDSA — the IDSA's first president was Maxwell Finland. Also, Kass was not the founding editor of The Journal of Infectious Diseases (which was founded in 1904 and eventually taken over by the IDSA).
  2. ^ Tyrrell, D. A. J. "Edward Harold Kass". Inspiring Physicians, Royal College of Physicians.