Perinatal Resources, Inc. 

A Not-For-Profit Medical Education Corporation

Perinatal Resources, Inc. proudly sponsors continuing medical education for obstetricians and gynecologists.

Frederick P. Zuspan, M.D.

Professor and Chairman Emeritus

Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology

The Ohio State University College of Medicine & Public Health

In Memoriam

Dr. Frederick P. Zuspan, M.D., Founder and President of Perinatal Resources, Inc., coordinated the Columbus Comprehensive Review, held in Columbus, Ohio and  the Annual Review of Obstetrics and Gynecology which is currently held in Orlando Florida.  Dr. Zuspan cared deeply about obstetrics and gynecology, and shared his enthusiasm of learning with attendees of the conferences.

Originally, Dr. Zuspan wanted to become an engineer.  However, after two years of college, World War II began. As a result, he was recruited by the Marines to fly planes that dropped bombs but decided that the Bombers were too slow a plane so he became a fighter pilot and flew the F4U Corsairs, a fighter plane.  In September of 1943, he received his gold wings.  Dr. Zuspan flew the F4U Corsairs in Hawaii, Midway, Guam, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa.  He earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and twelve Air Medals for his efforts in the war.

After serving in World War II, Dr. Zuspan attended The Ohio State University and received his B.A. and M.D. cum laude in 1951.  He decided to become an obstetrician gynecologist.  He did his residency both at Ohio State and continued at Case Western Reserve, when his Departmental Chairman, Alan Barnes, left OSU to become the chairman at Case Western University and asked 2 of his residents (Dr. Zuspan and Dr. Quilligan) to transfer with him to complete the residencies. He was awarded the Oglebay Fellowship in Reproductive Biology.   

 Dr. Zuspan held Department Chairs at the Medical College of Georgia, the University of Chicago and at The Ohio State University College of Medicine for a total of 27 years.  He is co-Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, former Editor of Clinical and Experimental Hypertension in Pregnancy, former Editor-in-Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology Report, and the founding Editor of the Journal of Reproductive Medicine.  He has authored over 240 original scientific articles, 54 book chapters and edited, and/or written 40 textbooks.  He was the second ob/gyn specialist to be invited to produce a video for the Alpha Omega alpha series on “Leaders in American Medicine”. Dr. Zuspan is an acknowledged international authority on hypertension in pregnancy and his basic research has focused on amines in reproduction. 

 Viewed as a highly respected doctor, Dr. Zuspan is listed in many different Who’s Who Publications. These include:

              Who’s Who in the World (since 1978),

              Who’s Who in American Education (since 1970)

              Who’s Who in Frontier Science & Technology

              Who’s Who in International Authors and Writers

              Who’s Who in Community Leaders of America

              Who’s Who in the Midwest  

Dr. Zuspan has been an officer and leader in most of the professional national societies, including American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, National Board of Medical Examiners, International Society of Hypertension in Pregnancy, and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics.  He also was Director of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and was one of the founders for the subspecialty of Maternal Fetal Medicine.  In all, he was a member of 32 national/international societies. 

Besides the societies, Dr. Zuspan was also involved in several other organizations, including the World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics in Rio de Janeiro; the World Health Organization (chairman of the Hypertension Study Group) in Geneva, Switzerland; the Society of Obstetrical Anesthesia and Perinatology; the American Academy of Reproductive Medicine; American Board of Pediatrics; and President of the Barren foundation.

Dr. Zuspan was also a member of the Christian Medical & Dental Society.  This organization led him to Africa and Malaysia where he trained medical missionaries and taught them new advances in the field of medicine.  While he was teaching, he was also working in the fields, area clinics and small hospitals.

His love of teaching/education led to the training of more than 160 residents and 16 fellows in maternal-fetal-medicine.  His students honored him by establishing the Zuspan Society.  He has received many honors and awards including: The Foundation Prize (South Atlantic Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), the Joseph B. DeLee Professorship (University of Chicago), The Certificate of Merit (Central Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists), the Shirley Schneck Award for Excellence in Hypnosis, the Centennial Achievement Award (The Ohio State University), the Amine Award (University of Lund, Sweden), the Richard Lewis Meiling Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Ohio State University), the Frederick P. Zuspan Lectureship (by The Ohio State University Board of Trustees), the J.B. DeLee Humanitarian Award (Chicago Lying-In Hospital), the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Honorary Fellowship, and the Frederick P. Zuspan Chair in Obstetrics and Gynecology (established by The Ohio State University Trustees).  October 30^th, 1987 was declared Frederick P. Zuspan Day by Governor Richard F. Celeste.

Dr. Zuspan’s most notable quote is “The strength of our nation rests in the quality of our offspring.  Every fetus deserves the privilege of being well born.”  (FPZ 1960)

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