Caroline Breese Hall

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Caroline Breese Hall
Born(1939-04-02)April 2, 1939
DiedDecember 10, 2012(2012-12-10) (aged 73)
OccupationPediatrician
SpouseWilliam J. Hall
Academic background
Alma materUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Academic work
DisciplinePediatrics
Sub-disciplinePediatric virology
InstitutionsUniversity of Rochester Medical Center

Caroline Breese Hall (April 2, 1939 – December 10, 2012) was an American pediatrician who was a pediatrics professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center and studied pediatric diseases caused by respiratory syncytial virus and human herpesvirus 6.

Biography[edit]

Early life and education[edit]

Caroline Breese Hall, a native of Brighton, Monroe County, New York, was born on April 2, 1939.[1][2] Her father, Burtis Burr Breese, was a pediatrician who was a professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry,[3] and the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society described him as "a pioneer in office-based clinical research and the development of the office throat culture for streptococci".[2] After obtaining a BA in chemistry at Wellesley College, she studied at her father's employer, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, where she obtained a medical degree in 1964.[4][1]

Academic career[edit]

After obtaining her degrees, Hall moved to Yale University, where she completed a few fellowships and a residency.[4] In 1971, Hall became part of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) faculty, before becoming Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine there in 1986.[2]

An author of hundreds of scholarly articles,[2][5] Hall specialized in studying pediatric diseases caused by respiratory syncytial virus and human herpesvirus 6,[6][2] and Women In Academia Report described her as an expert in the area.[5] The Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society described Hall as a "major contributor to the discipline of pediatric infectious diseases, as teacher, mentor, researcher, and counselor".[2] In 1978, Hall and her father wrote a book called Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Diseases.[3] Hall was one of the inaugural editorial board members of the academic journal Contemporary Pediatrics, remaining there until her death.[6] Hall was the fifth president of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society.[2] Hall served on the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and was the chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Infectious Diseases.[6]

In 1979, Hall became a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.[1] Hall was the Infectious Diseases Society of America's 1993 John F. Enders Lecturer.[7] In 1995, Hall became the first winner of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Foundation's Distinguished Service Award.[8] Hall won the Pan American Society of Virology's 1997 Ed Nowakowski Senior Memorial Clinical Virology Award.[9] In 2002, Hall was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.[10] Hall won the 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics' Section on Infectious Diseases Award for Lifetime Contribution in Infectious Diseases Education.[11] Hall won the 2008 Robert M. Chanock Award for Lifetime Achievement.[4]

Personal life, death, and legacy[edit]

Hall and her husband William J. Hall, the Paul H. Fine Professor of Medicine at the URMC, had three children including URMC cardiology professor Burr W. Hall.[4]

Hall died at her home on December 10, 2012; she was 73.[4][5] In April 2014, the URMC held a festschrift symposium in Hall's honor.[2]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Breese, Burtis B.; Hall, Caroline Breese (1978). Beta Hemolytic Streptococcal Diseases. Houghton Mifflin Professional Publishers, Medical Division. ISBN 978-0-89289-400-0.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "In memoriam" (PDF). Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. 43. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh: 286. 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Weinberg, Geoffrey A. (March 2016). "A Celebration of the Life and Work of Caroline Breese Hall, MD". Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 5 (1): e1–e4. doi:10.1093/jpids/piu118. ISSN 2048-7193. PMC 7107472. PMID 26908498.
  3. ^ a b Breese, Burtis (August 15, 2014). "Burdock Burr Breese, Jr". UR Research. University of Rochester. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Pioneer in Infectious Disease Research Leaves World-Wide Legacy" (Press release). University of Rochester Medical Center. December 12, 2012. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "In Memoriam: Caroline Breese Hall, 1939–2012". Women in Academia. January 9, 2013. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c McMillan, Julia A. (January 2013). "Caroline Breese Hall". Contemporary Pediatrics. 30 (1): 45. Retrieved April 23, 2023 – via Gale Academic OneFile.
  7. ^ "John F. Enders Lecture". Infectious Diseases Society of America. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  8. ^ "Distinguished Service Award". PIDS Foundation. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  9. ^ "Past Award Recipients". Pan American Society for Clinical Virology. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
  10. ^ "Member". National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  11. ^ "SOID Award for Lifetime Contribution in Infectious Diseases Education". American Academy of Pediatrics. Retrieved April 24, 2023.
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