Background
Barach, Alvan Leroy was born on February 22, 1895 in Newcastle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nathan L. and Jennie C. (Silman) Barach.
Barach, Alvan Leroy was born on February 22, 1895 in Newcastle, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Nathan L. and Jennie C. (Silman) Barach.
Student City College of New York, 1912-1915. Doctor of Medicine College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1919.
Intern Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1919-1920. Assistant in medicine Harvard University, research at Massachusetts General Hospital, 1920-1921. Assistant in Medicine Presbyterian Hospital, 1922-1931.
Assistant in medicine.
College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1922-1925, instructor medicine, 1925-1928, associate medicine, 1928-1935. Consultant medicine Woman’s Hospital, 1928-1934, also associate professor clinical medicine College Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, 1936, consultant medicine, from 1960.
Clinical professor
Member National Inventors Council, Department Commerce. Member Medical Corps, World War I. Fellow American College Chest Physicians (College gold medal 1961), American Medical Association, New York Academy of Medicine.
Member American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, New York County Medical Society, American Academy Allergy, Trudeau Society, Alumni Association.
Married Frederica P. Pisek, April. Children: Jeffrey Alvan, John Paul.
