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. 2023 Nov 21:2:1315397.
doi: 10.3389/frtra.2023.1315397. eCollection 2023.

Robert H. Rubin and infectious disease in transplantation

Jay A Fishman  1
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Robert H. Rubin and infectious disease in transplantation

Jay A Fishman. Front Transplant. .

Abstract

Robert H. Rubin, M.D. was among the first physician-scientists to focus attention on the infectious diseases associated with immune suppression. A superb bedside clinician and teacher, he developed many of the concepts central to the care and improved survival of organ transplant and stem cell transplant recipients. These concepts have provided the basis of clinical investigation and basic research for multiple generations of infectious disease specialists, immunologists, and transplant surgeons.

Keywords: Robert Rubin; immune suppression; infectious diseases; physician-scientist; transplantation.

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Conflict of interest statement

The author declares that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The handling editor RA declared a shared parent affiliation with the author JF at the time of review.

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Robert H. Rubin as drawn for the President's Address, Jay A. Fishman, M.D., American Society of Transplantation, Seattle, WA, 2005.
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