FREDERICK ZUSPAN M.D.
Dr. Frederick P. Zuspan, M.D., 87, an internationally renowned leader in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Bloomington, Minn. He was born Jan. 20, 1922, to Irl Goff and Kathryn (Speyer) Zuspan.
Fred was raised with his brother, George William and sister, Janet, in Richwood, Ohio, where he graduated from high school. His studies at Ohio State University were interrupted by World War II, in which he served as a U.S. Marine fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater (V.M.F. 314 flying F4U Corsairs), and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
In 1943, Lt. Zuspan married Mary Jane Cox. After the war, Fred resumed studies at OSU, receiving his B.A. (1947) and M.D. (1951). After his OB/GYN residency at Ohio State and Case Western Reserve, Dr. Zuspan spent two years as department chief at McDowell Memorial Hospital in Kentucky before returning to Case Western University for the Oglebay Fellowship in reproductive biology. Dr. Zuspan's career in academic medicine included OB/GYN department chairs at the Medical College of Georgia (1960- 1966), the University of Chicago (1966-1975) and the Ohio State University College of Medicine (1975-1987). He became a professor emeritus at OSU in 1991, where a named professorship, the Frederick P. Zuspan Chair, was established in his honor. Dr. Zuspan was a leading researcher in the field of maternal-fetal medicine. He is known for being the first to promote the intravenous use of a specific drug treatment for pregnant women with preeclampsia-eclampsia. This method of treatment, now internationally adopted, remains the standard for treating this disease over 45 years later. Dr. Zuspan's passion for teaching led him to train countless fellows, residents and medical students and to serve as a medical missionary in Africa and Malaysia. He served as editor of numerous medical journals including the Journal of Reproductive Medicine and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He authored/edited scientific articles, book chapters and textbooks, and led in the establishment of Perinatal Resources, an organization committed to the continuing medical education of practicing physicians. Dr. Zuspan was involved in many medical societies and served as a director of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was a founder of its Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Following retirement from clinical practice, Dr. Zuspan remained active as a journal editor and served as a board member of Matria Healthcare Inc. He also continued his lifelong interests in golf, fishing and photography.
He was always a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Fred was preceded in death by his parents; and a grandson, Taylor S. Zuspan.
He is survived by his two siblings; his wife; children, Mark Zuspan, Kathryn Zuspan (William Kaylor Jr.) and Bethany (John) Valentine; and grandchildren, Sarah (Nick) Jampol, Laura Zuspan, Caroline Kaylor, Jennifer, Amy and Nicolaus Klein and Matthew Valentine.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a fund that Dr. Zuspan created to support perinatal research and education for high risk pregnancies at OSU, Perinatal Development & Research Fund 307744 at The Ohio State University Medical Center, 660 Ackerman Road, P.O. Box 183112, Columbus, OH 43218-3112, or to the March of Dimes, 1275 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605, Attn: DRFR, or at www.marchofdimes.com.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, in Dr. Zuspan's hometown of Richwood, Ohio, with Rev. Dr. John Valentine officiating. Burial will follow at Claibourne Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 19. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballingerfuneralhome.com.
Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal on 6/12/2009
Dr. Frederick P. Zuspan, M.D., 87, an internationally renowned leader in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Bloomington, Minn. He was born Jan. 20, 1922, to Irl Goff and Kathryn (Speyer) Zuspan.
Fred was raised with his brother, George William and sister, Janet, in Richwood, Ohio, where he graduated from high school. His studies at Ohio State University were interrupted by World War II, in which he served as a U.S. Marine fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater (V.M.F. 314 flying F4U Corsairs), and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
In 1943, Lt. Zuspan married Mary Jane Cox. After the war, Fred resumed studies at OSU, receiving his B.A. (1947) and M.D. (1951). After his OB/GYN residency at Ohio State and Case Western Reserve, Dr. Zuspan spent two years as department chief at McDowell Memorial Hospital in Kentucky before returning to Case Western University for the Oglebay Fellowship in reproductive biology. Dr. Zuspan's career in academic medicine included OB/GYN department chairs at the Medical College of Georgia (1960- 1966), the University of Chicago (1966-1975) and the Ohio State University College of Medicine (1975-1987). He became a professor emeritus at OSU in 1991, where a named professorship, the Frederick P. Zuspan Chair, was established in his honor. Dr. Zuspan was a leading researcher in the field of maternal-fetal medicine. He is known for being the first to promote the intravenous use of a specific drug treatment for pregnant women with preeclampsia-eclampsia. This method of treatment, now internationally adopted, remains the standard for treating this disease over 45 years later. Dr. Zuspan's passion for teaching led him to train countless fellows, residents and medical students and to serve as a medical missionary in Africa and Malaysia. He served as editor of numerous medical journals including the Journal of Reproductive Medicine and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He authored/edited scientific articles, book chapters and textbooks, and led in the establishment of Perinatal Resources, an organization committed to the continuing medical education of practicing physicians. Dr. Zuspan was involved in many medical societies and served as a director of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was a founder of its Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Following retirement from clinical practice, Dr. Zuspan remained active as a journal editor and served as a board member of Matria Healthcare Inc. He also continued his lifelong interests in golf, fishing and photography.
He was always a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Fred was preceded in death by his parents; and a grandson, Taylor S. Zuspan.
He is survived by his two siblings; his wife; children, Mark Zuspan, Kathryn Zuspan (William Kaylor Jr.) and Bethany (John) Valentine; and grandchildren, Sarah (Nick) Jampol, Laura Zuspan, Caroline Kaylor, Jennifer, Amy and Nicolaus Klein and Matthew Valentine.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a fund that Dr. Zuspan created to support perinatal research and education for high risk pregnancies at OSU, Perinatal Development & Research Fund 307744 at The Ohio State University Medical Center, 660 Ackerman Road, P.O. Box 183112, Columbus, OH 43218-3112, or to the March of Dimes, 1275 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605, Attn: DRFR, or at www.marchofdimes.com.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, in Dr. Zuspan's hometown of Richwood, Ohio, with Rev. Dr. John Valentine officiating. Burial will follow at Claibourne Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 19. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballingerfuneralhome.com.
Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal on 6/12/2009
FREDERICK ZUSPAN M.D.
Dr. Frederick P. Zuspan, M.D., 87, an internationally renowned leader in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Bloomington, Minn. He was born Jan. 20, 1922, to Irl Goff and Kathryn (Speyer) Zuspan.
Fred was raised with his brother, George William and sister, Janet, in Richwood, Ohio, where he graduated from high school. His studies at Ohio State University were interrupted by World War II, in which he served as a U.S. Marine fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater (V.M.F. 314 flying F4U Corsairs), and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
In 1943, Lt. Zuspan married Mary Jane Cox. After the war, Fred resumed studies at OSU, receiving his B.A. (1947) and M.D. (1951). After his OB/GYN residency at Ohio State and Case Western Reserve, Dr. Zuspan spent two years as department chief at McDowell Memorial Hospital in Kentucky before returning to Case Western University for the Oglebay Fellowship in reproductive biology. Dr. Zuspan's career in academic medicine included OB/GYN department chairs at the Medical College of Georgia (1960- 1966), the University of Chicago (1966-1975) and the Ohio State University College of Medicine (1975-1987). He became a professor emeritus at OSU in 1991, where a named professorship, the Frederick P. Zuspan Chair, was established in his honor. Dr. Zuspan was a leading researcher in the field of maternal-fetal medicine. He is known for being the first to promote the intravenous use of a specific drug treatment for pregnant women with preeclampsia-eclampsia. This method of treatment, now internationally adopted, remains the standard for treating this disease over 45 years later. Dr. Zuspan's passion for teaching led him to train countless fellows, residents and medical students and to serve as a medical missionary in Africa and Malaysia. He served as editor of numerous medical journals including the Journal of Reproductive Medicine and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He authored/edited scientific articles, book chapters and textbooks, and led in the establishment of Perinatal Resources, an organization committed to the continuing medical education of practicing physicians. Dr. Zuspan was involved in many medical societies and served as a director of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was a founder of its Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Following retirement from clinical practice, Dr. Zuspan remained active as a journal editor and served as a board member of Matria Healthcare Inc. He also continued his lifelong interests in golf, fishing and photography.
He was always a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Fred was preceded in death by his parents; and a grandson, Taylor S. Zuspan.
He is survived by his two siblings; his wife; children, Mark Zuspan, Kathryn Zuspan (William Kaylor Jr.) and Bethany (John) Valentine; and grandchildren, Sarah (Nick) Jampol, Laura Zuspan, Caroline Kaylor, Jennifer, Amy and Nicolaus Klein and Matthew Valentine.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a fund that Dr. Zuspan created to support perinatal research and education for high risk pregnancies at OSU, Perinatal Development & Research Fund 307744 at The Ohio State University Medical Center, 660 Ackerman Road, P.O. Box 183112, Columbus, OH 43218-3112, or to the March of Dimes, 1275 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605, Attn: DRFR, or at www.marchofdimes.com.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, in Dr. Zuspan's hometown of Richwood, Ohio, with Rev. Dr. John Valentine officiating. Burial will follow at Claibourne Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 19. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballingerfuneralhome.com.
Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal on 6/12/2009
Dr. Frederick P. Zuspan, M.D., 87, an internationally renowned leader in the field of obstetrics and gynecology, passed away peacefully Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Bloomington, Minn. He was born Jan. 20, 1922, to Irl Goff and Kathryn (Speyer) Zuspan.
Fred was raised with his brother, George William and sister, Janet, in Richwood, Ohio, where he graduated from high school. His studies at Ohio State University were interrupted by World War II, in which he served as a U.S. Marine fighter pilot in the Pacific Theater (V.M.F. 314 flying F4U Corsairs), and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
In 1943, Lt. Zuspan married Mary Jane Cox. After the war, Fred resumed studies at OSU, receiving his B.A. (1947) and M.D. (1951). After his OB/GYN residency at Ohio State and Case Western Reserve, Dr. Zuspan spent two years as department chief at McDowell Memorial Hospital in Kentucky before returning to Case Western University for the Oglebay Fellowship in reproductive biology. Dr. Zuspan's career in academic medicine included OB/GYN department chairs at the Medical College of Georgia (1960- 1966), the University of Chicago (1966-1975) and the Ohio State University College of Medicine (1975-1987). He became a professor emeritus at OSU in 1991, where a named professorship, the Frederick P. Zuspan Chair, was established in his honor. Dr. Zuspan was a leading researcher in the field of maternal-fetal medicine. He is known for being the first to promote the intravenous use of a specific drug treatment for pregnant women with preeclampsia-eclampsia. This method of treatment, now internationally adopted, remains the standard for treating this disease over 45 years later. Dr. Zuspan's passion for teaching led him to train countless fellows, residents and medical students and to serve as a medical missionary in Africa and Malaysia. He served as editor of numerous medical journals including the Journal of Reproductive Medicine and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He authored/edited scientific articles, book chapters and textbooks, and led in the establishment of Perinatal Resources, an organization committed to the continuing medical education of practicing physicians. Dr. Zuspan was involved in many medical societies and served as a director of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He was a founder of its Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Following retirement from clinical practice, Dr. Zuspan remained active as a journal editor and served as a board member of Matria Healthcare Inc. He also continued his lifelong interests in golf, fishing and photography.
He was always a devoted husband, father and grandfather.
Fred was preceded in death by his parents; and a grandson, Taylor S. Zuspan.
He is survived by his two siblings; his wife; children, Mark Zuspan, Kathryn Zuspan (William Kaylor Jr.) and Bethany (John) Valentine; and grandchildren, Sarah (Nick) Jampol, Laura Zuspan, Caroline Kaylor, Jennifer, Amy and Nicolaus Klein and Matthew Valentine.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to a fund that Dr. Zuspan created to support perinatal research and education for high risk pregnancies at OSU, Perinatal Development & Research Fund 307744 at The Ohio State University Medical Center, 660 Ackerman Road, P.O. Box 183112, Columbus, OH 43218-3112, or to the March of Dimes, 1275 Mamaroneck Ave., White Plains, NY 10605, Attn: DRFR, or at www.marchofdimes.com.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20, at the Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home, in Dr. Zuspan's hometown of Richwood, Ohio, with Rev. Dr. John Valentine officiating. Burial will follow at Claibourne Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Friday, June 19. Condolences and remembrances may be expressed at www.stofcheck-ballingerfuneralhome.com.
Published in Las Vegas Review-Journal on 6/12/2009
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