Background
Brody, Alfred Walter was born on February 20, 1920 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Sophia (Naidich) Brody.
Brody, Alfred Walter was born on February 20, 1920 in New York City. Son of Hyman and Sophia (Naidich) Brody.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1940; Master of Arts in Chemistry, Columbia University, 1941; Doctor of Medicine, Long Island College Medicine, 1943; Doctor of Science, University of Pennsylvania, 1954.
Fellow, instructor physiology and pharmacology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1951-1954; assistant professor department physiology, Creighton U., Omaha, 1954-1956; associate professor, Creighton U., 1956-1959; professor, Creighton U., 1959-1962; associate professor department medicine, Creighton U., 1959-1962; professor, Creighton U., 1965-1993; professor emertius, Creighton U., since 1993. Director chest section and pulmonary function laboratory St. Joseph's Hospital, Creighton Medical Center, Omaha, 1958-1978, Douglas County Hospital, 1974-1978. Consultant in field.
Vice president Nebraska Tuberculosis Association, 1958-1959, president, 1959-1960. Served with Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1945-1951. Fellow American Pharmacol.
Association, American Lung Society. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physiological Society, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Association, New York Academy of Sciences, American Heart Association, Omaha Research Society (secretary) Clubs: B'nai B'rith.
Married Shirley Bloom, December 17, 1943. Children: Betty Ann, Carolyn Gale, Frances Linda, Robert Seymour.