Alvin Stanley Teirstein

Background

Teirstein, Alvin Stanley was born on April 3, 1927 in New York City.

Education

Bachelor, Adelphi College, 1949; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1953.

Career

Intern, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1953-1954; resident, Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital., 1954-1955; resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1955-1956; chief resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1957; assistant attennding physician, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1958-1966; attending cardio-pulmonary laboratory, Bronx Veterans Administration Hospital., 1958-1964; associate attending physician, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1966-1974; attending physician, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1974; acting chief pulmonary division, Mount Sinai Hospital, 1974-1975; director pulmonary division, Mount Sinai Hospital, since 1975. Associate clinical professor Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1968, clinical professional, 1974,professor medicine, 1975, Florette and Ernst Rosenfeld and Joseph Solomon professor medicine, 1977.

Achievements

• Alvin Stanley Teirstein has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Chest Physicians, American College Physicians. Member National Association Medical Dirs. of Respiratory Care, New York State County Medical Socs., New York Lung Association, Association Pulmonary Program Dirs., Society Occupational Environmental Health.