Background
Meltzer, Adolph was born on July 19, 1910 in New York City. Son of Abraham Isaac and Sarah (Seid) Meltzer.
Meltzer, Adolph was born on July 19, 1910 in New York City. Son of Abraham Isaac and Sarah (Seid) Meltzer.
Bachelor of Science, City College of New York, 1930; Doctor of Medicine, Cornell Univercity, 1934.
Intern in surgery, New York Hospital, Cornell Univercity, New York City, 1934;
assistant resident in surgery, Memorial Hospital for Cancer, New York City, 1935-1936;
resident in surgery, Pondville Hospital for Cancer, Wrentham, Massachusetts, 1936-1937;
resident in surgery, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1938-1939;
surgical consultant Tumor Clinic, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1940-1955;
surgeon, associate staff member, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1940-1955;
chief of surgery, Doctors Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1948-1977;
senior associate in surgery, U. Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, since 1985. Consultant in surgery St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, since 1985. Graduate assistant, instructor in surgery Harvard University, Boston, 1939-1941.
Tutor Tufts Medical School, Boston, 1939-1940. Consultant Buffington Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, 1934. Physician-on-the-spot ABC World of Sports-Superstars, 1975-1979.
Physician representative Board Registration in Podiatry. Participant Gordon Cancer Research Confs., 1960-1965.
President Daland Society, 1970-1971, Worcester Surgical Society, 1958. President Brotherhood Beth Israel Synagogue, 1981-1982. Major United States Army, 1942-1946.
Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member Worcester Zionist Organisation (president), Knights of Pythias (chancellor commander).
Married Paula Pearl Dorfman, September 7, 1935. Children: Naomi Belle Meltzer Rubin, Glenn Adair.