Background
Ecker, Arthur David was born on January 29, 1913 in New York City. Son of Murray and Olga (Edelstein) Ecker.
Ecker, Arthur David was born on January 29, 1913 in New York City. Son of Murray and Olga (Edelstein) Ecker.
AB, Dartmouth College, 1931; Doctor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins, 1934; Master of Science in Neurology, University of Minnesota, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy in Neurology, University of Minnesota, 1938.
Intern Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1934-1935. Fellow neurology and neurosurgery Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1935-1939. Private practice Syracuse, New York, 1939-1988.
Retired, 1988; senior attending neurosurgeon Community General Hospital, Crouse-Irving Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, 1955-1957. Founder Department Neurosurgery Medical School, Syracuse University, 1939. Clinical professor neurosurgery State University of New York, 1955-1957.
Major United States Army, 1942-1945. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy Neurology, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Association of Military Surgeons, New York Academy of Medicine.
Married Marcia Schlesinger, September 15, 1935. Children: Sandra Ecker Kaplan, Jonathan Ecker.