Background
Lehr, David was born on March 22, 1910 in Sadagura, Austria. Came to the United States, 1939, naturalized citizen, 1945. Son of Salomon and Esther (Buck) Lehr.
Lehr, David was born on March 22, 1910 in Sadagura, Austria. Came to the United States, 1939, naturalized citizen, 1945. Son of Salomon and Esther (Buck) Lehr.
Doctor of Medicine, University Vienna, Austria, 1935.
Intern, Krankenhaus Wieden, Vienna, 1935-1936;
instructor in pharmacology, Royal U., Lund, Sweden, 1938-1939;
pharmacologist, research associate department pathology, Newark Beth Israel Hospital, 1939-1942;
instructor in pharmacology and medicine, New York Medical College, 1941-1944;
assistant professor pharmacology and medicine, New York Medical College, 1944-1949;
associate professor, New York Medical College, 1949-1954;
professor, director department pharmacology, New York Medical College, 1954-1956;
professor, department chairman physiology and pharmacology, New York Medical College, 1956-1964;
professor, department chairman pharmacology, New York Medical College, 1964-1979;
professor emeritus, New York Medical College, 1979. Assistant visiting physician Metropolitan Hospital, Welfare Island, New York, 1942-1954. Associate attending physician Flower and Fifth Ave Hospitals, 1949-1978, poison control officer, 1955-1978.
Visiting physician Metropolitan and Bird S. Coler Hospitals,1954-. Claude Bernard professor Institute Experimental Medicine and Surgery, U. Montreal, 1961. Consultant in field.
Fellow American College of Physicians, American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, American College Cardiology, American Heart Association, American College Clinical Pharmacology and Chemotherapy, American College Nutrition (honorary, consultant editor journal 1981-1987). Member American Medical Association, American Association of University Professors, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Science Research Society of America, Harvey Society, International Society Internal Medicine, American Society Arteriosclerosis, Virchow Medical Society (president 1970-1972), Pirquet Society (president 1958-1960), Contin Society (honorary), Medical Society New York, Medical Society County New York, Alumni Association New York Medical College, Association American Medical Colleges, American Society Experimental Pathology, New York Society Medical Research (vice president 1961-1963), New York Heart Association, Council Arteriosclerosis, Virchow-Pirquet Medical Society (vice president 1977-1978, president 1979-1981), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha, Phi Delta Epsilon.
Married Lisa Fellner. Children: Karin Elizabeth, Jonathan Mathias.