Background
Weiss, Daniel Leigh was born on July 27, 1923 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Harry and Liberty (Moisseiff) Weiss.
administrator pathologist physician
Weiss, Daniel Leigh was born on July 27, 1923 in Long Branch, New Jersey, United States. Son of Harry and Liberty (Moisseiff) Weiss.
Bachelor, Columbia University, 1943, Doctor of Medicine, 1946. Diplomate National Board Medical Examiners, American Board Pathology.
Intern Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York City, 1946-1947. Resident Mount Sinai Hospital, 1949-1950, 51-53, Beth Israel Hospital, New York City, 1950-1951. Director department pathology and laboratory medicine District of Columbia General Hospital, 1953-1963.
Professor pathology University Kentucky, Lexington, 1963-1977. Executive secretary Division Medical Sciences, National Research Council National Academy of Sciences, 1977-1982. Deputy director Affiliated Education program service, Department Medicine and Surgery VA, Washington, 1983-1987.
Consultant medical care systems, education and research United States Public Health Service Oak Ridge Associate University, Booz Allen Hamilton, since 1987. Clinical professor pathology George Washington University, 1953-1963, 79—, Georgetown University, 1953-1963, Howard University, 1956-1963. Visiting professor University Kansas, University Indiana, University Copenhagen, University Oslo, University Edinburgh, University Cambridge.
United States liason representative to COGENE (World Health Organization), 1978-1982. Biomechanics advisory committee United States Department Transportation, 1979-1981, interagency committee on handicapped research USDHEW, 1980-1981, committee on national standards for medico legal investigation of death National Institute Justice United States Department Justice, 1980-1982. Member review panel National Endowment of the Humanities, 1983.
Consultant American Red Cross, 1980, Federal Emergency Management Administration, 1983-1987, Medical School Development, Southern Illinois University, Kent State University. Consultant office emergency preparedness USDHHS, 1987-1990, United States Indian Hospital United States Public Health Service, Santa Fe, since 1991.
President Chamber Music Society Central Kentucky, 1973-1975. Member Lexington Arts Council, 1974-1975. Board dirs.New World Players Chamber Orchestra, 1982-1984, Desert Chorale, Santa Fe, 1994-1996, honorary board directors, since 1996.
Served from lieutenant to captain United States Army, 1943-1946, 47-49. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, College American Pathologists, American society Clin.Pathologists, Association Clinical Scientists. Member American Association Pathologists, International Academy Pathology, American Association History of Medicine, Society Medical consultant to Armed Forces, Academy Medicine Washington, Cosmos Club.
Married Mary Burns Caudill, May 26, 1951. Children: Peter, Leah, Harry.