Dr. Evelyn V. Hess

University

Regional

Study of the environmental aspects of lupus, Systemic Lupus.

Medical education. A world traveler and renowned physician-scientist, Evelyn Hess, MD, has seen nearly every autoimmune disease—from rheumatoid arthritis to Behcets disease and relapsing polychondritis. And thanks to medical advances and education, she is familiar with the cause of each of these diseases, not to mention the symptoms and treatments.

Traveling; Reading

Residency in Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, London (1955); Residency in Chest Diseases, Clare Hall Hospital, London (1952); MD in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, National University of Ireland; Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (1949)

Fellow, Master, American College of Physicians (1998); Fellow, Master, American Rheumatism Association (Now American College of Rheumatology) (1991); Senior Investigator, Arthritis & Rheumatism Council (1963-1968); Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (1961-1965); Traveling Fellow, Empire Rheumatism Council (1958-1959); Traveling Fellow to Scandinavia, Royal Free Medical School (1956); Cincinnati Society of Internal Medicine; The Ohio State Medical Association; Southwestern Ohio Chapter, Arthritis Foundation; The Ohio Academy of Sciences; The New York Academy of Science; Central Society for Clinical Research; Central Rheumatism Association; National Institutes of Health Alumni Association; National Kidney Foundation, Inc.; American Heart Association; Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.; The American Association of Immunologists, Inc.; American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation; The American Society of Nephrology; Fellow, American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology; Pan-American League of Associations for Rheumatology; American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics; Clinical Immunology Society; Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine; Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society; Fellow, American Association for Advancement of Science; British Society for Rheumatology; Fellow, The Royal Society of Medicine; Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society; The Transplantation Society; Osteoarthritis Research Society International; International Society of Immunopharmacology; International League of Associations for Rheumatology; International AIDS Society

Medical Education & Research

2/11/2010

To help physicians better diagnose the disease and improve treatments, Hess and colleague Michael Luggen, MD, have recently made monetary gifts to UC to help fund lupus research.

In December 2008, Luggen, a professor of medicine at UC, made an initial $10,000 gift to establish the Evelyn V. Hess, MD, Endowment Fund for Lupus Research (Hess Fund), which will directly support lupus research, education and patient care.

“I wanted to do something that would honor Dr. Hess and her work, and help shed more light and focus on this important, growing disease,” says Luggen. “Dr. Hess is a mentor to all and very insistent that we do something about lupus.”

Hess is so insistent that she followed Luggen’s lead this past spring by adding $130,000 to the fund that will forever bear her name.

Their gifts are now only the beginning of what’s to come for lupus research at UC. Once the Hess Fund reaches $2 million in market value it will become the Evelyn V. Hess, MD, Endowed Chair of Lupus Research

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She attributes her success to her hard work and dedication.

Dr. Hess is an internationally known lupus expert, with a special interest in the area of the environmental aspects of lupus. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to lupus research over the course of her long career, the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc., established the Evelyn V. Hess Award, given annually to a clinical or basic researcher whose body of work has advanced understanding of the pathophysiology, etiology, epidemiology, diagnosis or treatment of lupus.

Medical License, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, State of Ohio (1965); Certification, Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (1960)

Named Leading Woman in Technology/Science and Research, Leading Women of Cincinnati, Greater Cincinnati Foundation (2008); Listed, Guide to America’s Top Physicians (2008); Award for Lifelong Contributions to Arthritis, National Arthritis Foundation (2008); Master Teacher Award, Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (2007); Lifetime Achievement Award, Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (2004); Local Legend Award, American Medical Women’s Association (2004); Evelyn Hess Research Fellowship, Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (2004); Gold Medal, Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology (2003); Gold Medal, Pan American League of Associations for Rheumatology (2002); Lifetime Achievement Award, SUMMA, Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (2001); Daniel Drake Medal, University of Cincinnati Medical School (2001); Lifetime Achievement Award, University of Cincinnati Medical Center (2000); Woman of the Year, Cincinnati Enquirer (1999); Award for Outstanding Medical Service, Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (1998); Distinguished Rheumatologist Award, American College of Rheumatology (1996); Master Teacher Award, American College of Physicians (1995); Achievement Award, University of Cincinnati (1994); National Hall of Fame, American Lupus Society (Now Lupus Foundation of America, Inc.) (1993); Outstanding Achievement Award, Academy of Medicine (1992); Leadership Award, Greater Cincinnati AIDS Task Force (1991); Spirit of American Women Award, JC Penney Co.; Arthritis Foundation Award of Excellence (1990); Outstanding Women Award, University of Cincinnati (1989); Director’s AIDS Service Award, Ohio Department of Health (1989); Outstanding Woman of Cincinnati (1989); The Oscar Schmidt Award for Public Service, University of Cincinnati (1988); Award for Excellence, Arthritis Foundation (1987); Honorary MD, University del Norte, Colombia (1987); National Award for Distinguished Service, Arthritis Foundation (1984); Award for Excellence in Teaching, American Academy of Family Practice (1980); Best Speaker Award, University Medical Society; Award, American Lupus Society (1979); Distinguished Service Award, Arthritis Foundation (1978); National Volunteer Service Citation, Arthritis Foundation (1973)

In five years, Dr. Hess hopes to continue working as a professor of medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.