Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Joseph Russell ELKINTON
Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) - April 9, 2002
Deceased Name: Dr. Joseph Russell Elkinton
Dr. Joseph Russell Elkinton, 91, physician and former editor of one of the world's top medical journals, died Saturday in Boston.
He became editor of Annals of Internal Medicine, the journal of the American College of Physicians, in 1960. He helped make the publication one of the world's leading medical journals, and served until he retired in 1971.
Dr. Elkinton graduated from Haverford College in 1932 and Harvard Medical School in 1937. He interned and completed his residency at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, before working eight years as a research fellow and assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine.
In 1948, he founded the chemical section at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
A Quaker, he was interested in the relationship between science and religion, and wrote about medical ethics and social questions, including The Quaker Heritage in Medicine, which he co-wrote with Robert Clark.
San Diego Union-Tribune, The (CA) - April 13, 2002
Deceased Name: J. RUSSELL ELKINTON Shaper of a medical journal 91
Dr. J. Russell Elkinton, editor emeritus of Annals of Internal Medicine, which he helped shape into a world leader among medical journals, died Saturday in Concord, Mass. A resident of Bedford, Mass., he was 91.
A former professor of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Elkinton edited the journal, the twice-monthly publication of the American College of Physicians, from 1960 to 1971. During that period, he made it a prime resource for practitioners of clinical medicine. Circulation more than doubled, to 53,000 copies, as did the number of manuscripts submitted for publication each year, to more than 1,100.
The journal, founded by the doctors group in 1927, now has a circulation of about 100,000, typically presenting several original articles along with editorials and other features.
From the start, Dr. Elkinton made clear that the journal needed teamwork to succeed. To that end, he insisted on the right to submit to peer review every paper offered for publication, including those presented at the annual meetings of the parent organization.
On his retirement, the college noted his thoroughness in seeking the views of his editorial board, which consisted of 18 professionals, each chosen for accomplishment in a field of specialization.
Joseph Russell Elkinton was born in Moylan, Pa., near Philadelphia. He graduated from Haverford College in 1932 and from Harvard Medical School in 1937, after which he was a research fellow and assistant professor at the Yale School of Medicine for three years, honing his expertise on body fluids and electrolyte physiology.
In 1948, he joined the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine to form its chemical section and build it into a top research center in blood chemistry and kidney disease. He rose to full professor by 1962, turning young doctors into specialists in that field.
He was co-author of a widely used textbook, "Body Fluids: Basic Physiology and Practical Therapeutics" (1955). Born into a Quaker family, he also wrote "The Quaker Heritage in Medicine" (1978). He published many research papers and essays on science and religion, plumbing the ethical and social issues raised in modern medicine.
Dr. Elkinton's wife of 60 years, Mary Teresa Sturge Elkinton, died two years ago. He is survived by a daughter, Gwyneth E. Loud of Lincoln, Mass.; a son, Joseph S., of Amherst, Mass.; a brother, David C., of Newtown Square, Pa.; and five grandchildren.
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