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Robert J. Adolph, M.D.
1927 - 2010
Dr. Adolph graduated from the University of Illinois College of Medicine and interned at Cincinnati’s General Hospital before returning to the University of Illinois for residency. He completed a fellowship at the University of Washington and then returned to Cincinnati in 1962 to join the College of Medicine faculty. He also served as a professor of pharmacology and cell biophysics and director of the cardiology division from 1986 until 1990.
Dr. Adolph received numerous Golden Apples Awards for Excellence in Teaching. In 2003 he received the Samuel Kaplan, MD, Visionary Award from the American Heart Association. The award honors excellence in cardiovascular science and is named for the founder and former director of the division of cardiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.
Last year (2009) the college established the Robert J. Adolph Award for Excellence in Bedside Diagnosis, Humanism and Teaching. The award is given annually to a fellow who demonstrates interest and aptitude in teaching students, residents and colleagues. Those honored with this award also display humanism in cardiovascular care and interest in mastering bedside diagnosis as the first step in cost-effective care. Anyone who was treated by Dr. Adolph or sat in his classroom knew firsthand how important these traits were to him and how he represented the “gold standard” for them.