Background
Holleb, Arthur Irving was born on April 1, 1921 in New York City. Son of Simon and Kate (Liss) Holleb.
Holleb, Arthur Irving was born on April 1, 1921 in New York City. Son of Simon and Kate (Liss) Holleb.
AB, Brown University, 1941. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1944.
Intern, Queens General Hospital, Jamaica, New York, 1944-1945;
resident tumor surgery and pathology, Meadowbrook Hospital, Hempstead, New York, 1945-1946;
chief resident general surgery, Meadowbrook Hospital, Hempstead, New York, 1948-1950;
assistant director tumor service, Meadowbrook Hospital, Hempstead, New York, 1954-1956;
member of staff, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1950-1967;
associate chief medical officer, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1966-1967;
consultant breast service surgery department, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1968-1995;
associate visiting surgeon, James Ewing Hospital, New York City, 1966-1967;
member research staff, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, 1967-1968;
consultant breast cancer study section, M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, 1968-1988;
senior vice president medical affairs and research, chief medical officer, American Cancer society, New York City, 1968-1988. From instructor to clinical associate professor surgery Medical College Cornell Univercity, 1965-1967. Associate clinician Sloan-Kettering Institute, 1961-1967.
Associate professor surgery University Texas M.D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, 1967-1968, associate director education, 1967-1968. James Ewing Memorial lecturer Society Surgical Oncology, 1980;Wendell Scott Memorial lecturer American College Radiology, 1978. Member evaluation panel, senior clinical traineeships in surgery, cancer control branch United States Public Health Service,1965-1968.
Member cancer control advising committee diagnostic research advisory group and therapy committee National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 1972-1982.
With United States Naval Reserve, 1946-1948. Member American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Association Cancer Education, American Association Cancer Research, American Cancer Society (board directors New York City chapter 1964-1967), American Radium Society (vice president 1969-1970), Association American Medical Colleges, Association Hospital Directors Medical Education (chairman surgical education committee 1965-1967), Harris County Medical Society, American Society Clinical Oncology, James Ewing Society (president 1972-1973), New York Academy Medicine, New York County Medical Society, New York Academy of Sciences, New York Cancer Society (president 1971), New York Surgical Society, Brown University Club.
Married Carolyn R. Oglesby, June 16, 1951. Children: Susan Jane and David Gene (twins).