Background
Leventhal, Carl M. was born on July 28, 1933 in New York City. Son of Isidor and Anna (Semmel) Leventhal.
government official consultant neurologist
Leventhal, Carl M. was born on July 28, 1933 in New York City. Son of Isidor and Anna (Semmel) Leventhal.
Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Harvard College, 1954; Doctor of Medicine, University Rochester (New York), 1959.
Fellow in anatomy University Rochester, 1956—1957. Intern, then assistant resident in medicine Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1959-1961. Assistant resident, then resident in neurology Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1961-1964.
Commissioned officer United States Public Health Service, 1963-1996, assistant surgeon general, 1979-1983. Associate neuropathologist National Institute Neurological Diseases and Blindness, 1964-1966. Neurologist National Cancer Institute, 1966-1968.
Assistant to deputy director science, 1968-1973. Acting deputy director science National Institutes of Health, 1973-1974. Deputy director bureau drugs Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland, 1974-1977.
Deputy director National Institute Arthritis, Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 1977-1981. Division director National Institute Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 1981-1996. Senior policy analyst for life science Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of President, 1983.
Senior director medical affairs Incorporated Research, Inc., since 2005. Assistant clinical professor neurology Georgetown University Medical School, 1966-1976.
Fellow American Academy Neurology. Member American Association Neuropathologists, American Neurological Association, American Society for Experimental Neurotherapeutics, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Brigid Penelope Gray, 1962 (deceased 1994). Children: George Leon, Sarah Elizabeth Roark, Dinah Susan, James Gray.