Background
Bessman, Alice Neuman was born on November 7, 1922 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Lester and Janet (Nusbaum) Neuman.
Bessman, Alice Neuman was born on November 7, 1922 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Daughter of Lester and Janet (Nusbaum) Neuman.
Bachelor, Smith College, 1943; Doctor of Medicine, George Washington University, 1949.
Intern, resident George Washington University Hospital, 1949-1951, fellow in medicine, 1951-1952,53-54. Fellow in pediatrics Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1952-1953. Instructor medicine Johns Hopkins Baltimore City Hospital, 1955-1968.
Associate professor medicine University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1969-1979, professor medicine, 1979-1994. Professor emeritus, 1993. Chief Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center, 1968-1993, diabetes endocrine service.
Attending physician, instructor diabetes clinical Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital. Attending physician Rancho Los Amigos Medical Center. Consultant California State Board of Corps.
Lecturer in field.
Member American Federation for Clinical Research, American Medical Association, American Diabetes Association (diabetes clinician of year award 1993), Los Angeles County Medical Association, Los Angeles Society Internal Medicine, Southern California Diabetes Association.
Married Samuel P. Bessman, July 3, 1945. Children: Joel David, Ellen.