Burton Rose

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Burton Rose
Born(1942-11-19)November 19, 1942
Brooklyn, New York[1]
DiedApril 24, 2020(2020-04-24) (aged 77)
Wellesley, Massachusetts[1]
Alma mater
Known forCreator of UpToDate software, author of Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders
Spouse(s)Gloria[2]
AwardsRobert G. Narins Award (American Society of Nephrology)
Scientific career
FieldsNephrology
Institutions
  • Harvard School of Medicine

Burton "Bud" David Rose (November 19, 1942 – April 24, 2020) was an American nephrologist and the creator of UpToDate, an online medical resource.

Career[]

Rose was a clinical professor of medicine at Harvard University.[3] He also held positions at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.[2] He was the author of Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders and Pathophysiology of Renal Disease; and the co-author of Renal Pathophysiology: The Essentials.[3][4]

Rose created the first version of UpToDate, in his house in 1992. It was released on floppy disks. In October 2017, more than 1.3 million clinicians in 187 countries have consulted UpToDate’s website and mobile apps, with viewings of more than 32 million topics per month.[5]

In 2019, the American Society of Nephrology announced the "Burton D. Rose, MD, Endowed Lectureship".[6]

Death[]

Rose died on April 24, 2020 from complications from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts in the setting of Alzheimer’s disease.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "BURTON DAVID ROSE M.D." Legacy.com. Legacy.com. April 24, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Pollak, Martin; Zeidel, Mark; Steinman, Theodore (April 25, 2020). "Remembering UpToDate creator Burton 'Bud' Rose". Stat. Archived from the original on April 25, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "American Society of Nephrology | Awards – 2009". www.asn-online.org. 2009. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ^ Rose, Burton David; Post, Theodore (January 12, 2001). Clinical Physiology of Acid-Base and Electrolyte Disorders. McGraw Hill Professional. ISBN 9780071609876. Retrieved April 30, 2020 – via Google Books. ISBN 0071609873
  5. ^ "Wolters Kluwer Celebrates the 25th Anniversary of UpToDate with Launch of 25th Specialty, Anesthesiology". wolterskluwer.com. October 5, 2017. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  6. ^ "ASN Establishes Burton D. Rose, MD, Endowed Lectureship" (PDF). asn-online.org. October 16, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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