Fred Chasalow

Dr. Fred Chasalow studied at leading institutions and was mentored in his research career with leading scientists. Dr. Kaplan literally wrote and edited Methods in Enzymology. Dr. Pharriss was one of the leading scientists at Upjohn for the discovery of prostaglandins. Dr. Lieberman was a leading steroid investigator including the first use of a steroid as a hapten to generate specific antibodies. Dr. Wall discovered taxol and vincristine.

Academic Career: From 1981 to 1995, Dr. Chasalow had a successful academic career and published regularly. His laboratory research activities were funded by his clinical laboratory service. Dr. Chasalow was the first Ph.D. member of the Lawson Wilkins Pediatric Endocrine Society. He had external grants from the NIH, March of Dimes, and the State of New York. In 1991, Dr. Chasalow was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Research, and Chief of the Pediatric Endocrine Laboratory, at the Maimonides Medical Center of SUNY Brooklyn. At SUNY Brooklyn, house officers from his classes won the award from the Kings County Medical association for the best presentation in two of the three years. Over this period, he made important contributions to clinical endocrinology in growth, sexual development, and diabetes. While Dr. Chasalow had an academic appointment, he served as an editor of Steroids and reviewed papers for many of the endocrine and pediatric journals.