Baruch Modan

Background

Modan, Baruch was born on March 16, 1932 in Cracow, Poland. Son of Gedalya and Tova (Kutainer) Wagshul. arrived in Israel, 1940.

Education

D of Medicine, Hebrew U., Jerusalem, 1958;

Master in Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1962;

Doctor of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 1964.

Career

Intern, Beilinson Hospital, Petah Tikva, Israel, 1958-1959;

resident in hematology and medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital and Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1959-1961;

with, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel, since 1968;

department chairman clinical epidemiology, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel

with, Medical School, Tel Aviv U., since 1965;

professor, Medical School, Tel Aviv U., since 1974;

department chairman epidemiology, preventive medicine, Medical School, Tel Aviv U., 1987-1991. Director general Ministry Health, Jerusalem, 1979-1984. Committee member International Commission Radiation Protection, 1972-1992.

Achievements

• Baruch Modan has been listed as a noteworthy Epidemiologist, medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Major Medical Corps, 1950-1952. With research since 1952. Fellow American Public Health Association.

Member of New York Academy Sciences, Johns Hopkins Society Scholars.

Connections

Married February 26, 1959. Children: Dalit, Ruth, Dana.

Father:

Gedalya Wagshul

Mother:

Tova (Kutainer) Wagshul

Spouse:

February 26

child:

Dalit Modan

child:

Dana Modan

child:

Ruth Modan