1923
Dr. Reed is born in New York, New York.
1944
Dr. Reed receives a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from Cornell University.
1944
Dr. Reed joins the U.S. Army as a private.
1947
Dr. Reed becomes a captain in the U.S. Army.
1951
Dr. Reed receives a Doctor of Medicine from New York University Langone Medical Center.
1956
Dr. Reed becomes a fellow in surgery at New York University Langone Medical Center.
1956
Dr. Reed establishes the Surgical Research Laboratory and the Large Animal Surgical Laboratory.
1965
Dr. Reed is appointed director of the residency program at New York University Bellevue Medical Center.
1977
Dr. Reed becomes a professor of surgery, Chief of Cardiac Surgery and Vice Dean at New York Medical College.