Albert Lester Sheffer II

Background

II, Albert Lester Sheffer was born on August 7, 1929 in Lewistown, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Samuel Sheffer and Fern (Trexler) Hansen.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Franklin & Marshall College, 1952; Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1956.

Career

Intern, University of Pennsylvania Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, 1956-1957; fellow in pulmonary disease, University of Pennsylvania Graduate Hospital and Henry Phipps Institute, 1957-1958; resident in internal medicine, University of Pennsylvania Graduate Hospital, Philadelphia, 1958-1960; resident in applied immunology and allergy and assistant attending physician, Temple University Medical Center and Philadelphia General Hospital, 1960-1961; assistant instructor medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1960-1962; assistant physician, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1960-1961; assistant physician, Hospital Rockefeller U., 1961-1962; physician department allergy and dermatology, Lahey Clinic, 1962-1969; member of staff, New England Baptist Hospital, Roxbury, Massachusetts member of staff, allergy section chief, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston member of staff, director allergy clinic, Brigham Hospital, Boston member of staff, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston director allergy clinic, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1969-1985; member of staff, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Boston physician, director allergy clinic, director allergy training program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston practice medicine specializing in allergies, Boston. Allergy consultant to various hospitals. Adhoc nomenclature committee Asthma and Allergic Diseases Center, National Institute Allergy and Infectious Disease, 1975, task force rhinitis committee, 1977.

Visiting professor U. Colorado, U. Vermont. Advising committee pulmonary-allergy drugs for Food and Drug Administration, 1980-1984. Instructor medical school Harvard University, 1968-1971, assistant clinical professor, 1971-1974, associate clinical professor 1974-1984, clinical professor, since 1984.

Achievements

• Albert Lester Sheffer II has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College of Physicians, American Academy Allergy and Immunology (member numerous committees, chairman postgraduate education committee since 1980, chairman continuing education committee since 1981, president 1987-1988). Member American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society, American Federation Clinical Research, Asthma and Allergy Foundation American (director), American Association Physicians, Massachusetts Thoracic Society, New England Society Allergy (chairman 1970, program committee, president), Norfolk District Medical Society, United States Pharmacopia (committee Posology, committee drug information, Chairman of Commission on revision since 1975, chairman DID subcommittee since 1981, chairman DIDexec. committee), Asthma and Allergy Foundation American (chairman professional, educational and research task force 1980, director since 1980, secretary since 1981, founder and president New England chapter), National Asthma Education Program (chairman expert panel on guildelines for diagnosis and management of asthma).

Connections

Married Barbara Church, August 21, 1954. Children: Linda, Peter, Susan, Andrew.

Father:

Samuel Sheffer Hansen

Mother:

Fern (Trexler) Hansen

Spouse:

Barbara Church

child:

Susan II

child:

Linda II

child:

Peter II

child:

Andrew II