Background
Hirschowitz, Basil Isaac was born on May 29, 1925 in Bethal, South Africa. Son of Morris and Dorothy (Drieband) Hirschowitz. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1961.
Hirschowitz, Basil Isaac was born on May 29, 1925 in Bethal, South Africa. Son of Morris and Dorothy (Drieband) Hirschowitz. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1961.
Bachelor of Science, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1943; Bachelor of Medicine.BCh, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1947; Doctor of Medicine, Witwatersrand U., Johannesburg, 1954.
Intern, resident, Johannesburg General Hospital, 1948-1950; house physician, Postgraduate Medical School, London, England., 1950; registrar, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, 1951-1953; instructor, assistant professor, University of Michigan, 1953-1956; assistant professor, Temple University, 1957-1959; associate professor medicine, U. Alabama Medical Center, Birmingham, 1959-1964; professor medicine, U. Alabama Medical Center, 1964-1995; emeritus professor, U. Alabama Medical Center, 1995; professor physiology, U. Alabama Medical Center, since 1970; Distinguished faculty lecturer, U. Alabama, 1988; chairman faculty county, U. Alabama School Medicine, 1989-1990; director division gastroenterology medicine, U. Alabama Hospital and Clinics, 1959-1987; chairman of the executive committee, U. Alabama Hospital, 1986-1988.
Master American College of Physicians (Laureate award 1989). Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association American Physicians, Royal College Physicians (Edinburgh), Royal College Physicians (London), Royal Society Medicine (honorary), Royal Philatelic Society, (London). Member American Medical Association, South African, British, Alabama Medical Assns., Medical Research Society Great Britain, American Federation Clinical Research, Southern Society Clinical Investigation, American Physiological Society, Biophysics Society, American Gastroenterological Association (Friedenwald medal 1992), American Society Gastro-Intestinal Endoscopy (Schindler medal 1974, Distinguished lecturer 1994), American College Gastroenterology (Distinguished Science Achievement award 1982), British Society Gastro-Intestinal Endoscopy (honorary), British Society Gastroenterology (Founders lecturer 1988, Astra international lecturer 1997), Italian Society Gastroenterology correspondent), William Beaumont Society (Eddy Palmer award for contributions to endoscopy 1976), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Barbara L. Burns, July 6, 1958. Children: David E., Karen, Edward A., Vanessa.