Isaac Starr

Isaac Starr
Isaac Starr, M.D.
Born(1895-03-06)March 6, 1895[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedJune 22, 1989(1989-06-22) (aged 94)[2]
Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 1920
OccupationPhysician
Known fordeveloped the first practical ballistocardiograph
AwardsAlbert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research (1957)
Kober Medal (1967)
Burger Medal (1977)

Isaac "Jack" Starr (March 6, 1895 – June 22, 1989), known as the father of ballistocardiography,[3][4] was an American physician, heart disease specialist, and clinical epidemiologist notable for developing the first practical ballistocardiograph.[5][6] His early academic positions included being an assistant professor in pharmacology and later the first Hartzell Professor of Research Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania[2] as well as dean of the school from 1945 to 1948.[7]

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  3. ^ Pinheiro, Eduardo; Postolache, Octavian; Girão, Pedro (2010). "Theory and Developments in an Unobtrusive Cardiovascular System Representation: Ballistocardiography". The Open Biomedical Engineering Journal. 4: 201–216. doi:10.2174/1874120701004010201. PMC 3111731. PMID 21673836.
  4. ^ Alwan, Majd; Felder, Robin, eds. (2008). Eldercare Technology for Clinical Practitioners. New York: Humana Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-58829-898-0.
  5. ^ Cooper, David Y. III; Marshall A. Ledger (1990). Innovation and Tradition at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine: An Anecdotal Journey. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. pp. 193–6. ISBN 978-0-8122-8242-9. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  6. ^ "Isaac Starr". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton University Alumni Council. Archived from the original on 18 July 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
  7. ^ Duffin, J. M. "School of Medicine: Deans of the Faculty of the School of Medicine". University History. University of Pennsylvania. Retrieved 9 November 2011.