Description
This collection contains the professional papers of Dr. Elliot Rapaport. It includes photographs, correspondence, certificates
and awards, teaching materials, manuscripts, published articles, and teaching slides.
Background
Elliot Rapaport was born in Los Angeles on November 22, 1924. As a child, he was a talented violinist and made his debut at
Los Angeles Philharmonic at the age of twelve. In 1943, he married Vivian Wrobel Rapaport, and later they had three children.
Dr. Rapaport received his MD from University of California San Francisco (UCSF) in 1946, then completed his internship, residency,
a research fellowship, and a USFHS postdoctoral fellowship at UCSF. He completed a second research fellowship at Peter Bend
Brigham Hospital (now Brigham and Women's Hospital) in Boston from 1953 to 1955. Dr. Rapaport made significant contributions
to the study of cardiology in his career as a clinical investigator. He studied methods of measuring blood flow through the
heart and worked on the development of a protein that is now used worldwide to diagnose heart attack.
Extent
5 Linear Feet
5 cartons, 1 oversize folder
Restrictions
Copyright has not been assigned to the ZSFG Library and Archives. All requests for permission to publish or quote from material
must be submitted in writing to the ZSFG Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the ZSFG Library and
Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which
must also be obtained by the researcher.
Availability
Collection is open for research.