David Bernard Sachar

Background

Sachar, David Bernard was born on March 2, 1940 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of Abram Leon and Thelma (Horwitz) Sachar.

Education

AB magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1959; Doctor of Medicine cum laude, Harvard University, 1963.

Career

Intern, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1963-1965; resident in internal medicine, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, 1967-1968; assistant chief clinical research, Pakistan-Southeast Asia Treaty Organization Cholera Research Laboratory, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 1965-1967; resident in gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1968-1970; from instructor to professor medicine, Mount Sinai School Medicine, CUNY, New York City, 1970-1992; 1st Burrill B. Crohn professor medicine, Mount Sinai School Medicine, CUNY, New York City, since 1992; director division gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, since 1983; vice-department chairman medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, since 1992. Co-chairman work group on inflammatory bowel disease National Institutes of Health, 1973-1975. Expert advisory panel on gastroenterology and nutrition United States Pharmacopeial Conference, 1980-1985.

Chairman research development committee National Foundation for Ileitis and Colitis, 1984-1989. Co-founder, secretary-treasurer Burrill B. Crohn Research Foundation, New York City, since 1984. K.H. Koster memorial lecturer Danish Society of Gastroenterology, 1992.

International State of the Art lecturer Falk Symposia, Germany, 1996, Belgium, 1998, British Society Gastroenterology, 1998, World Congresses Gastroenterology, Austria, 1998, Turkish Society Gastroenterology, 1998. 20th annual Norman Tanner Memorial lecturer St. George's Hospital Medical School, London, 1997. Member Gastroenterology Leadership Council Task Force on Fellowship Curriculum, 1994.

Achievements

• David Bernard Sachar has been listed as a noteworthy Gastroenterologist, medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trustee Bangladesh Council of the Asia Society, New York City, 1972-1975, Board Education, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1973-1975. Senior surgeon, commander United States Public Health Service,1965-1967. Fellow American College of Physicians, American College Gastroenterolotgy (program directors committee since 1991, Henry Baker Presidential lecturer 1989).

Member American Gastroenterological Association (chairman subcommittee on certified 1987, 1st chairman clinical teaching project 1984-1990, member 1990-1993, 98-, nominating committee 1993-1994, chairman immuno-inflammatory disorders sectional nominating committee 1995, Distinguished Educator award 1996), Crohn's and Colitis Foundation American (grants review committee and county 1990-1994, Distinguished Svc. award 1991, New York governments medal 1992, chairman clinical research subcommittee Disease Classification and Measurement 1994), International Organisation for Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (1st American elected chairman 1989-1992), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Joanna Maud Belford Silver, August 29, 1961. Children: Mark Benson, Kenneth Hulbert Belford (deceased).

Father:

Abram Leon Sachar

Mother:

Thelma (Horwitz) Sachar

Spouse:

Joanna Maud Belford Silver

child:

Kenneth Hulbert Belford Sachar (deceased)

child:

Mark Benson Sachar