Arthur Moss, 90; Expert in Pediatric Hypertension
Dr. Arthur J. Moss, 90, professor emeritus at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and an internationally recognized authority in the field in pediatric hypertension, died Wednesday of kidney failure at his home in Los Angeles, according to a UCLA representative.
Moss made impressive contributions in pediatric cardiology, among them his findings on cardiovascular changes in newborns.
He also studied pulmonary artery pressure in newborns and the cardiopulmonary status of cystic fibrosis patients.
“He was a true pioneer and one of the founders of our field,” said Dr. Thomas Klitzner, chief of pediatric cardiology at the Geffen School of Medicine and the Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA.
Moss was born in St. Paul, Minn., and earned his bachelor’s, master’s and medical degrees from the University of Minnesota. After serving in the Army medical corps during World War II, he started a private practice in pediatric medicine in Inglewood.
He also served as head of the pediatrics department at what is now Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance and head of the pediatrics department at Methodist Hospital in Los Angeles.
He joined UCLA Medical School in 1952 and later served as executive chairman of its department of pediatrics and chief of the pediatric cardiology division. He retired in 1981.
Moss wrote “Heart Disease in Infants,” which has become a standard text in pediatric cardiology.
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