Background
Mirkin, Abraham Jonathan was born on August 17, 1910 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Samuel and Anna (Jaffe) Mirkin.
Mirkin, Abraham Jonathan was born on August 17, 1910 in Flushing, New York, United States. Son of Samuel and Anna (Jaffe) Mirkin.
Bachelor of Arts, Cornell Univercity, 1931; Doctor of Medicine New York University, 1935.
Intern, then resident, Sinai Hospital, Baltimore, 1935-1941; member surgical staff, Memorial and Sacred Heart hospitals, both Cumberland, Maryland president medical staff, Memorial Hospital, 1966-1967; instructor, Traffic Institute, Northwestern University, 1964, 68, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82. Medical advisory board Florida Department Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, since 1977. Member Committee on Uniform Laws and Ordinances, 1969-1972.
General chairman National Conference on Aging Drivers, 1974. Served to major Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Fellow American College of Surgeons (chairman highway safety committee Maryland. chapter 1967-1968), Southeastern Surgical Congress, Association Advancement Automotive Medicine (board directors 1957-1960, 79-81, president 1957-1959).
Member American Medical Association (past chairman medical aspects automotive safety), Allegany County Medical Society (president 1947-1948), Society Automotive Engineers (commission on automotive safety), Medical-Chirurgical Faculty Maryland. (subcommittee on traffic safety 1970-1976), Florida Medical Association, Palm Beach County Medical Society, Allegany County (Maryland.) Medical Society (president 1948-1950).
Married Miriam G. Klawan, January 26, 1936. Children: Louise, Lawrence Stanley.