Melvin E. Haas, M.D.
1922-2002

SBCMS retired member Dr. Melvin E. Hass passed away in Redlands on June 1, 2002. Dr. Haas practiced with the Beaver Medical Clinic in the Internal Medicine department until he retired in 1992. He was a member of the Medical Society and CMA for 44 years.

A native of Red Cross, Pennsylvania, Dr. Haas attended Jefferson Medical College where he received his medical degree in 1947. He went on to complete his internship at Jefferson Medical School Hospital and completed residencies at the Louisville Veterans Administration Hospital, New Jersey State Hospital and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Medicine. He was stationed in Amarillo, Texas as a Captain in the Air Force while serving as a doctor from 1951-1953. He first came to Redlands in 1954 but left to practice in New Jersey and Texas before returning to Redlands in 1958.

Dr. Haas was Assistant in Medicine at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, 1949-50 and Instructor in Medicine, College of Medical Evangelists, 1955. He was board certified with the American Board of Internal Medicine and affiliated with Redlands Community Hospital.

His survivors include his wife, Beth, a daughter and a son, two stepdaughters and two stepsons, three grandchildren and seven step grandchildren.

Change of Status
The Medical Society Board of Directors approved the following physician’s request for a retired status of membership:

Alejandro P. Vicente, M.D.

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