Background
Raskob, Abraham I. was born on January 26, 1913 in Brooklyn. Son of Benjamin and Fannie (Goodman) Raskob.
anesthesiologist educator physician
Raskob, Abraham I. was born on January 26, 1913 in Brooklyn. Son of Benjamin and Fannie (Goodman) Raskob.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1935. Postgraduate, St. Mungo's Medical School, 1939. Doctor of Medicine, Middlesex University Medical School, 1943.
Chief anesthesia department, Caledonian Hospital, Brooklyn, 1950-1953;
attending anesthesiologist, Kings County Medical Center, Brooklyn, 1952-1965, since 1979;
attending anesthesiologist, U. Hospital, Brooklyn, since 1982;
from clinical assistant professor to clinical professor, Downstate Medical School, Brooklyn, since 1979;
assistant medical director, U. Hospital, Brooklyn, since 1988;
director risk management, U. Hospital, since 1989. Consultant Brooklyn Eastern State Hospital, 1953-1962, malpractice panel Kings County Court, Brooklyn, 1960-1981. Chairman bylaws committee U. Hospital, since 1984, Kings County Hospital, 1982-1989.
Chairman risk management committee U. Hospital, since 1989.
Trustee Bnai Israel Midwood Synagogue, since 1955. Fellow New York Academy of Medicine, American College Anesthesiologists. Member American Society Anesthesiologists (delegate 1983-1985).
Married Edith Lakin, June 8, 1940. Children: Gerald Victor, Barbara Ann Raskob Godlewicz, Michael Gordon.