Frank I. Marcus (March 23, 1928 – December 21, 2022) was an American cardiologist and Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center,[1] the author of more than 290 publications in peer-reviewed medical journals and of 90 book chapters. He was considered a world expert on arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC)[2] and was a member of the Editorial/Scientific Board of 14 Cardiovascular Journals as well as a reviewer for 26 other medical publications.

Frank I. Marcus
Born(1928-03-23)March 23, 1928
DiedDecember 21, 2022(2022-12-21) (aged 94)
OccupationCardiologist
Known forEmeritus Professor of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Biography

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Marcus graduated from Columbia College, Columbia University, obtained a master's degree in Physiology from Tufts University, and received his M.D. from the Boston University School of Medicine, graduating cum laude in 1953. He did his internship and residency at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston.[3]

In September 2013, he was awarded a $1.4 million RO1 National Institutes of Health grant for a multi-center five-year study titled "Mechanisms, Genotypes and Clinical Phenotypes of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy."[4] The study aims to analyze diagnosis of patients and family members with right ventricular and left ventricular cardiomyopathy.

Marcus died on December 21, 2022, at the age of 94.[5][6]

Awards and honors

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Memberships

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  • 1969–present – Association of University Cardiologists
  • 1978–present – Fellow, American College of Cardiology
  • 1982–present – North American Society of Pacing (NASPE)
  • 1982–present – Member Correspondent Etranger
  • 1988 – Societe Francaise de Cardiologie, Member, Advisory Board International
  • 1995–present – Fellow, Council on Geriatric Cardiology
  • 1999–present – Member, Scientific Advisory Board, CARE (Cardiac Arrhythmias Research and Education Foundation, Inc)
  • 2005–present – the European Society of Cardiology
  • 2005–present – Board Member: Folia Cardiologica

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Frank I. Marcus, MD". University of Arizona College of Medicine. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy". National Institutes of Health. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Frank Marcus, MD". University of Arizona. Archived from the original on December 2, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "NIH Awards Dr. Frank Marcus $1.4 Million to Study Genetics, Mechanisms and Phenotypes of Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathies". University of Arizona. September 9, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Remembering Frank Marcus, MD, Founding Faculty Member". The University of Arizona. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Frank Marcus
  7. ^ "ECAS Awards". ECAS Heartrhythm. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  8. ^ "Past Heart Rhythm Society Award Recipients". Heart Rhythm Society. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "Sarver Heart Center's Dr. Frank Marcus Receives Alumnus Award". University of Arizona. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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