Background
Bender, Adam Norman was born on June 29, 1942 in New York City. Son of Morris B. and Sara S. (Spirtes) Bender.
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Adam Norman Bender
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Bachelor of Arts in Zoology, Columbia College, 1964; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia College, 1968.
Career
Intern, Columbia University, Harlem Hospital Center, New York City, 1968-1969;
resident internal medicine, Columbia University, Harlem Hospital Center, New York City, 1969-1970;
resident neurology, Columbia University, Neurological Institute New York, New York City, 1970-1973;
clinical associate, medical neurology branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1973-1975;
staff physician neurology, Bronx (New York) Veterans Administration Hospital., 1975-1989;
director, Neuromuscular Clinic, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, since 1975;
assistant professor neurology, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, 1975-1980;
associate professor neurology, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, 1980-1989;
associate clinical professor neurology, Mount Sinai School Medicine, New York City, since 1989. Examiner American Board Psychiatry and Neurology, since 1970. Vice president Muscular Dystrophy Association, 1979-1980, corporation member, since 1980.
Medical advisory board Myasthenia Gravis Foundation, Greater New York chapter, since 1975, national, since 1982. Science advisory board National.ALS Foundation, since 1979. Associate attending neurologist Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, since 1980.
Attending neurologist Doctors Hospital, New York City, since 1989, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York City, since 1989.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York City, since 1985. Volunteer Hatzoloh Ambulance Corps., New York City, since 1989. Senior assistant surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1973-1975, USPHSR, since 1975.
Fellow New York Academy of Medicine. Member American Medical Association, American Board Psychiatry and Neurology (self assessment steering sub committee and task force since 1991), American Academy.Neurology, American Association Neuropathologists (associate), American Neurological Association, Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Diseases, Histochemical Society, Medical Society County of New York, New York Society Electron Microscopists, New York Academy.Scis., Society Neurosciences, Undersea Medical Society.
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Married December 26, 1966 (divorced 1978). 1 child, Melissa Amy. Married Paula Elbirt, March 9, 1981.
Children: David Joseph Samuel, Shira Tamar.
