Background
Gordon, Alvin Joseph was born on January 26, 1915 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Jennie (Perla) Gordon.
Gordon, Alvin Joseph was born on January 26, 1915 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Jennie (Perla) Gordon.
AB, Columbia University, 1934; Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1938.
Intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1938-1941; assistant in morbid anatomy, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1941-1942; resident in ward medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1942-1943; head cardiac catheterization, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1947-1961; attending cardiologist, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, since 1961; clinical professor medicine emeritus, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City chief cardiology, Beth Israel North, New York City, 1990-1995.
Lieutenant United States Navy, 1943-1946, PTO. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Cardiology, American Heart Association.
Married Elaine Isaacson, December 1, 1939. Children: Melissa, Todd.