Author Name : Dr. Herbert Fred

Author Bio : Herbert L. Fred, MD, MACP, is one of the leading medical educators and diagnosticians in America. A graduate of Rice University and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he has written 463 journal articles and 6 books, one of which – “Images of Memorable Cases: 50 Years at the Bedside” – was nominated for the National Book Award. Among Herb’s many honors is a commendation from President Ronald Reagan in 1988, the American College of Physicians’ Distinguished Teacher Award for 2004, and the TIAA-CREF Distinguished Medical Educator Award in 2005. In 2002, Herb’s former trainees honored him for a half century of bedside teaching by founding The Herb Fred Medical Society, Inc. Many of his former students have become leaders in American medicine, including a head of the United States Food and Drug Administration, a medical school chancellor, a president of a health science center, a president of the American College of Physicians, a president of a state medical association, a president of the American College of Gastroenterology, a president of the Southwestern Surgical Congress, 3 medical school deans, 13 department chairs, 16 division chiefs, 8 training program directors, and an executive director of a state board of medical examiners. Herb has served on the editorial boards of numerous national medical journals and was on the board of governors of the American Osler Society from 1994 to 1997. In midlife, he became a long distance runner who many years later (in April of 2014) surpassed 250,000 certified lifetime miles. Dr. Fred lives in Houston with his wife, Judy. They have 7 children.