Allan Wolpowitz

Background

Allan was born on February 28, 1944, in Cape Town, Republic of South Africa. Son of Abraham and Lily (Gelfand) Wolpowitz. He came to the United States, 1976.

Education

MBChB, U. Cape Town, 1968. FRCS Ed (1976), MD Texas (1972), Board Certified Thoracic Surgeon South Africa (1976), USA New York (1979)

Career

Intern medicine and surgery, Groote Shuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1969;

resident in surgery, Groote Shuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1972-1974;

senior consultant surgeon, Groote Shuur Hospital, Cape Town, 1978;

resident cardio-thoracic surgery, Red Cross Childrens' Hospital, Cape Town, 1970-1972;

consultant cardiac surgery, Red Cross Childrens' Hospital, Cape Town, 1976-1977;

senior consultant cardiac surgery, Red Cross Childrens' Hospital, Cape Town, 1978;

resident cardiac surgery, National Heart Hospital, London, 1975-1976;

associate professor surgery, State University of New York, Stony Brook, 1979-1980;

staff surgeon cardiac surgery, Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center and Queens Hospital Center Affiliation, New Hyde Park, New York, 1979-1980;

surgeon-in-charge pediatric cardiac surgery, Long Island Jewish-Hillside Medical Center and Queens Hospital Center Affiliation, New Hyde Park, New York, 1980;

chief section cardiac surgery, Memorial Hospital, Hollywood, Florida, since 1982. Lecturer in field.

Membership

Served to captain South African Army, 1971-1972. Fellow Royal College Surgeons. Member British Medical Association, South African Medical Association, American Medical Association, Florida Medical Association, New York State Medical Society, Nassau County Medical Association, Boward County Medical Society, Broward Surgical Society, Society Surgeons South Africa, Society South African Surgeons North America, Society Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, Society Thoracic Surgeons, Society Thoracic Surgeons South Africa, New York Society Thoracic Surgeons, New York Academy Sciences, International Cardiovascular Society, American College Chest Physicians, American Heart Association (member of council on cardiovascular surgery), New York Heart Association, Greater Miami Heart Association, Nassau Heart Association.

Connections

Married Ghita Faye Sacks, December 22, 1968 (Divorced 1993); Children: Tamara (1970), Deon (1972), Lisa (1976). Married Teri Lee Hansen June 10, 1994; Child: Rikki

Father:

Abraham Wolpowitz

Professor, University of Pretoria, Kalafong Hospital.

Mother:

Lily (Gelfand) Wolpowitz

Ph.D.

Spouse:

Ghita Faye Sacks

child:

Deon Wolpowitz

child:

Tammy Wolpowitz

child:

Lisa Wolpowitz

child:

Rikki Wolpowitz

Wife:

Teri Lee Hansen

Intensive Care and OR Nurse.