Background
Spingarn, Clifford Leroy was born on May 8, 1912 in Brooklyn. Son of Alexander and Eleanor (Trinz) Spingarn.
Spingarn, Clifford Leroy was born on May 8, 1912 in Brooklyn. Son of Alexander and Eleanor (Trinz) Spingarn.
AB, Columbia University, 1933. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1937.
Intern Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1937-1940, assistant attending physician, 1946-1963, associate attending physician, since 1963, chief parasitology clinic, 1956-1980. Attending physician Doctors Hospital, 1968-1985, chairman committee on continuing medical education, 1976-1985. Attending physician Beth Israel Medical Center, since 1986.
Private practice internal medicine, since 1946. Instructor pharmacology Columbia, 1940-1942. Assistant clinical professor preventive medicine New York University, 1956-1968.
Associate clinical professor medicine Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1966-1983, lecturer in medicine, since 1983. Attending physician north division Beth Israel Hospital, New York City, since 1986.
Trustee Milton Helpern Library. Legal Medicine, since 1982. Board directors New York Faculty Continuing Medical Education, 1982-1986.
Lieutenant (junior grade) to lieutenant Commander Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Lieutenant Commander retired research. Fellow American College of Physicians, New York Academy Medicine.
Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Society Tropical Medicine, American Society Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, American Society Parasitologists, American Society Internal Medicine, Medical Society County New York (chairman grievance committee 1969-1972, chairman board censors 1978-1980, president 1981, trustee 1982-1987, Distinguished Service award 1986), Gerontological Society of America, Society Internal Medicine County New York (president 1965-1967), New York State Society Internal Medicine, New York Cardiological Society (board director 1971-1973), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Eleanor Harrison, June 9, 1937. Children: John Harrison, Alexandra.