Background
Edelmann, Chester Monroe was born on December 26, 1930 in New York City. Son of Chester Monroe and Nannette L. (Goodhart) Edelmann.
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Chester Monroe Edelmann
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Chester Monroe Edelmann, American Pediatrician, medical school dean Diplomate: American Board Pediatrics. Recipient Research Career Development award National Institutes of Health, 1963-1969, Career Scientistaward Health Research Council City New York, 1969-1972, E. Mead Johnson award American Academy Pediatrics, 1972, Technology, Science and Medical award Association American Publications for Pediatric Kidney Disease, 1978.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia College, 1951; postgraduate, Washington University School Medicine, St. Louis, 1951-1953; Doctor of Medicine Cornell Univercity, 1955.
Career
Intern, New York Hospital, New York City, 1955-1956;
resident in pediatrics, Bronx (New York) Municipal Hospital Center, 1956-1957;
chief resident in pediatrics, Bronx (New York) Municipal Hospital Center, 1957-1958;
assistant attending pediatrician, Bronx (New York) Municipal Hospital Center, 1959-1967;
associate attending pediatrician, Bronx (New York) Municipal Hospital Center, 1967-1970;
attending pediatrician, Bronx (New York) Municipal Hospital Center, since 1970;
director pediatrics, Bronx (New York) Municipal Hospital Center, 1973-1980;
president medical board, Bronx (New York) Municipal Hospital Center, 1978-1980;
postdoctoral fellow in pediatric nephrology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1958-1959, 61-63;
assistant instructor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1958-1959;
instructor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1959-1962;
assistant professor pediatrics, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1962-1967;
associate professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1967-1970;
professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, since 1970;
director division pediatric nephrology, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1963-1973;
department chairman pediatrics, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1973-1980;
associate dean, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1980-1991;
senior associate dean, Albert Einstein College Medicine, since 1991;
director Belfer Institute Advanced biomedical Studies, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1992-1997;
attending pediatrician, Hospital Albert Einstein College Medicine, since 1966;
member of staff, Montefiore Hospital, New York City, since 1970;
member of staff, Lincoln Hospital, New York City, 1970-1978. Member medical advisory board Kidney Foundation New York, since 1969. Joseph S. Wall Meml.lectr.
Children's Hospital District of Columbia, 1973. Amberg-Helmholz lecturer Mayo Clinic, 1975. Daniel C. Darrow lecturer U. Kansas Medical Center, 1980.
Stacy White lecturer Emory University, 1981. Samuel W. Clausen lecturer U. Rochester School Medicine and Dentistry, 1982.
Achievements
Membership
Served to lieutenant commander United States Navy, 1959-1961. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Pediatrics, American Physiological Society, American Federation Clinical Research, American Heart Association, Society Pediatric Research (council 1970-1973), International Society Nephrology, American Society Nephrology, American Society Pediatric Nephrology (president 1975-1976), American Pediatric Society, New York Society Nephrology, American Society Clinical Investigation, International Pediatric Nephrology Association (assistant secretary 1974-1977).
Connections
Married Norma M. Glehs, June 28, 1953. Children: John Stephen, Christopher Matthew, Kathy Jeanne Johnston.
Awards
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Recipient Research Career Development award National Institutes of Health, 1963-1969, Career Scientistaward Health Research Council City New York, 1969-1972, E. Mead Johnson award American Academy Pediatrics, 1972, Technology, Science and Medical award Association American Publications for Pediatric Kidney Disease, 1978.Recipient Research Career Development award National Institutes of Health, 1963-1969, Career Scientistaward Health Research Council City New York, 1969-1972, E. Mead Johnson award American Academy Pediatrics, 1972, Technology, Science and Medical award Association American Publications for Pediatric Kidney Disease, 1978.