Herbert H. Dedo MD ’52

EDUCATION & CAREER:

Started at Cal in 1951 and pledged SAE Cal Beta in spring of 1952
Transferred to UCLA Cal Delta for one year
Returned to Cal and graduated in 1954
Attended medical school at UCSF and graduated in 1958
Was an intern and resident at UCSF Medical Center from 1959 to 1963
Was awarded a fellowship from the National Institute of Health and spent 18 months in St. Louis, MO and one year in Hamburg, Germany becoming an expert in throat physiology and surgery
Returned to UCSF Medical Center as an assistant professor in 1966
Served as Vice Chairman of the Medical Center from 1971 to 1991 and Professor of Otolaryngology from 1982 to 2006
Retired from UCSF in October 2010
Son Bill also attended SAE Cal Beta and is now practicing medicine in Lafayette, LA

ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

Became one of the world’s leading specialists in treating throat and larynx disorders and a pioneer in the use of the operating microscope and CO2 laser
Designed over 20 ENT surgical instruments including the Dedo larynxoscope
Wrote over 100 peer reviewed papers, two books and several book chapters
His atlas “Surgery of the Larnyx and Trachea” became the standard operating manual for throat surgeons around the world
Was awarded the prestigious Harris P. Mosher award in 1970
Gave over 200 invited lectures and was guest of honor of the National Otolaryngology Societies of Australia in 1986, Brazil in 1992, and Sweden in 1993