15 Facts About Frank Oski

Frank Oski was the founder and editor of the journal Contemporary Pediatrics, and he edited one of the most widely read textbooks in pediatrics.

Frank Oski graduated from Swarthmore College and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.

Frank Oski returned to Penn for several years as a faculty member before becoming the chairman of pediatrics at Upstate Medical Center at the State University of New York in Syracuse.

In 1985, Frank Oski was made the chairman of pediatrics and was appointed to chair the pediatric department at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.

Frank Oski served as the physician-in-chief at the Johns Hopkins Children's Medical and Surgery Center.

Frank Oski was a founder and editor of the journal Contemporary Pediatrics and was known as an expert in pediatric nutrition issues and blood disorders.

Frank Oski wrote 300 journal articles and 20 books, including The Practical Pediatrician, a guide for parents.

Frank Oski co-wrote the first textbook focused on blood disorders in newborns.

Frank Oski was an editor of Principles and Practice of Pediatrics, a popular pediatric textbook.

The fourth edition of Frank Oski's Pediatrics was published in 2006.

Frank Oski held the presidency for both the Society for Pediatric Research and the American Pediatric Society.

Frank Oski was a 1972 recipient of the E Mead Johnson Award for excellence in pediatric research.

Frank Oski was a notable proponent of the anti-milk movement in the United States.

Frank Oski had retired from Johns Hopkins the year before his death.

Frank Oski was survived by a wife and three children.