Background
Glicksman, Arvin Sigmund was born on March 14, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles and Myrtle (Fetner) Glicksman.
Glicksman, Arvin Sigmund was born on March 14, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Charles and Myrtle (Fetner) Glicksman.
Bachelor of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Chicago Medical School, 1949.
Intern, Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, 1948-1950; Atomic Energy Commission postdoctoral research fellow, Duke U., 1950-1951; postgraduate research fellow, Brookhaven National laboratories, Upton, New York, 1951-1952; resident in medicine, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1952-1954; clinical assistant physician in medicine, Memorial Hospital, 1955-1964; assistant attending radiation therapist, Memorial Hospital, 1964-1965; research fellow, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York City, 1954-1960; associate, Sloan-Kettering Institute, 1960-1965; member medical research institute, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1964-1965; associate department chairman radiation therapy, Michael Reese Hospital, 1965-1967; deputy director radiotherapy, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1967-1973; professor radiotherapy, Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1971-1973; director radiation oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, 1973-1984; department chairman radiological medicine and biological research, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, 1984-1989; professor medical science, Brown U., 1973-1995; professor emeritus, Brown U., since 1995; department chairman radiation oncology, Roger Williams Medical Center, 1989-1995; practice medicine specializing in radiation oncology. Honorary medical consultant National Institutes of Health, Royal Marsden Hospital. Member cancer clinic, investigation review committee National Cancer Institute, 1975-1979, member radiation oncology committee, 1976-1986, member cancer intervention study section, 1991-1994.
Member executive committee American Cancer Society, Rhode Island, 1987-1996, president, 1987-1989, national board directors, 1980-1993. Chairman radiotherapy committee Cancer and Leukemia Group B. Director Quality Assurance Review Center, Rhode Island Cancer Control Board, 1980-1998, chairman task force information system, member executive committee.
Co-chairman executive committee ASSIST Program National Cancer Institute/American Cancer Society, 1991-1998. Executive director Rhode Island Cancer Council, since 1999. Fellow American College Radiology.
Member New England Society Radiation Oncologists (president 1975-1976), New York Roentgen Ray Society (chairman section therapeutic radiology 1972-1973), American Society Clinical Oncology, American Association Cancer Education, American Association Cancer Research, American Radium Society, American Society Therapeutic Radiologists, British Institute Radiology.
Married Bernice R. Grobstein, January 30, 1956. Children: Jonathan, Jane Ellen, Merrylee, Caroline, Jeanette.