S. Frank Redo, MD Papers

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Identifier: US-NNCORMA-RGPPM-055

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Scope and Contents

The collection is organized into nine series: Minutes (1971-1973), General Correspondence (1952-1989), Surgeon's Assistant Program (1974-1991), Pediatric Surgical Cases and Notes (1960-1984), Heart Research (1951-1977), Heart Surgery Case Files, (1960's), Research Files (1956-1994), Reprints (1952-1993), and Miscellaneous (undated).

Dates

1952 - 1994

Conditions Governing Access

Historical records in the Medical Center Archives are protected by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996), internal policies requiring protection and confidential handling of PHI (protected health information), FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act), or other institutional polices regarding internal or confidential records, and may require additional permissions prior to access. Some records in this collection are restricted and require additional permissions prior to access. View the container inventory for more information and visit the Medical Center Archives website for the most updated policies and procedures regarding access to historical materials containing restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Materials from this collection cannot be reproduced outside the guidelines of United States Fair Use (17 U.S.C., Section 107) without the advance permission of the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine or the copyright holder. In the event that anything from the collection become a source for publication, a credit line indicating the Medical Center Archives of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medicine is required.

Historical records in the Medical Center Archives are protected by HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) and internal policies which require protection and confidential handling of all protected health information (PHI). Materials containing PHI, personally identifiable information (PII), and/or student information (protected under FERPA) have been restricted and require additional permissions prior to reproduction and use.

Please visit the Medical Center Archives website for the most updated policies and procedures regarding reproduction and use.

Biographical / Historical

S. Frank Redo was born on December 28, 1920. He received a BS at Queens College in 1942 and MD degree at Cornell University Medical College in 1950. He completed his internship and residency at the New York Hospital, 1950-1957. He was appointed Assistant Attending Surgeon in 1958; Associate Attending Surgeon in 1960; Surgeon in Charge of Pediatric Surgery in 1960 and Attending Surgeon in 1966.

At the Cornell University Medical College, he was appointed Assistant in Surgery in 1951; Instructor in Surgery in 1956; Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery in 1958; Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in 1963; Professor of Surgery in 1972; Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery in Pediatrics in 1972; and Clinical Professor of Surgery in Pediatrics in 1978. For the Medical Center he served as a Lewis Cass Ledyard Fellow in Cardiovascular Surgery in 1957-1959 and Associate Director of Surgeon's Assistant Program in 1975-ca. 1991.

During his tenure at the Cornell University Medical College and New York Hospital, he specialized in Pediatric Surgery. He worked on the research for the artificial heart and open-heart surgery. He also developed a Redo catheter for neonates; prosthesis for Gastrostomy; Prosthesis for Esophagus (dogs) and the use of Dextran Sulfate as an anti-uclergenic agent.

He retired in 1995. He died on July 4, 2006.

Extent

9.58 Linear Feet (31 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Dr. Redo donated the material to the New York Weill Cornell Medical Center Archives in 1993-1995.

Processing Information

This collection was processed and finding aid was written by Elizabeth Shepard in 2002. Minor modifications to the finding aid were made during migration to ArchivesSpace in 2024.