Millennium Magazine_6th Ed

199 Millennium - A Marquis Who’s Who Magazine HEALTH AND WELLNESS O ver the course of more than 40 years, Dr. Robert B. Couch worked as a professor of microbiology and immunology, molecular virology and medicine, as the director of the Influenza Research Center, the director of the Acute Respiratory Diseases Unit, the director of the Respiratory Pathogens Research Unit, the chairman of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, and the head of the Infectious Diseases Section of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. During the late 1950s and mid- 1960s, he gained experience in medicine and medical research as a senior surgeon in the U.S. Public Health Service, conducting clinical research and serving as head of a Clinical Virology section at the National Institutes of Health. He has served in many advisory roles to government and non-government organizations such as chairman of the American Delegation for acute respiratory disease research of the U.S.-Japan Research Program. A diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Couch earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Doctor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University, where he later completed an internship and two residencies, one as the Vanderbilt Hospital chief resident physician. To remain aware of changes in the field, he affiliated with the American College of Physicians, The American Society of Clinical Investigation, The American Association of Physicians, The Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the American Society of Epidemiology, just to name a few. With a plethora of knowledge at his disposal, Dr. Couch contributed many articles in professional journals, including articles on development and application of Influenza vaccines. In recognition of his professional accomplishments, Dr. Couch received the Dr. Charles Merieux Award through the Foundation for Infectious Diseases in 2011, as well as the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award and several features in Who’s Who in America, Who’sWho in the South and Southwest, Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in Medicine and Healthcare. ROBERT B. COUCH, MD PROFESSOR EMERITUS Baylor College of Medicine Galveston, TX