Avram Mark Clarfield

Background

Clarfield, Avram Mark was born on December 21, 1949 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Morris and Ida (Sherman) Clarfield.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, York University, 1971. Doctor of Medicine, University Toronto, 1974. Diploma in epidemiology and community health, University Toronto, 1978.

Career

Assistant professor department family medicine McGill University, Montreal, 1978-1984, associate professor department family medicine, 1984-1987, associate director McGill Center Studies on Age & Aging 1984, associate member department epidemiology, 1978. Associate professor departments family medicine and medicine McGill University, 1988-1990, professor Departments of Family Medicine and Medicine, 1990, assistant dean Medical Edition and Student Affairs, 1989-1992. Chief division geriatrics Jewish General Hospital, Montreal, 1983-1992, chief division Geriatrics faculty of Medicine, McGill University, 1991-1992, director medical services home care program, 1983-1984, director geriatrics ward, 1978-1985.

Staff physician Cmty.

Health Center, Cote des Neiges, Montreal, 1983-1985. Consultant Jewish Rehabilitation Hospital, Montreal, 1979, Maimonides Hospital for Aged, Montreal, 1980, Jewish Hospital of Hope, 1987.

Director academic affairs Herzog Memorial Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel, 1992. Chief division geriatrics Ministry Health, Jerusalem, 1994.

Lecturer in field

Achievements

• Avram Mark Clarfield has been listed as a notable physician, educator, writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow: Royal College Physicians (Canada). Member: American Geriatrics Society, Canada Gerontological Society, College Family Physicians Canada (Upjohn Postgraduate Study award 1979), Canada Medical Association (member task force elderly 1985, Osler scholar 1984).

Interests

• History, hiking, languages, wind-surfing, folk music.

Connections

Married Ora Paltiel, December 25, 1977.

Father:

Morris Clarfield

Mother:

Ida (Sherman) Clarfield

Spouse:

Ora Paltiel