Background
SELDIN, Donald was born on October 24, 1920 in New York, United States. Son of Laura Ueberal and Abraham L. Seldin.
medical doctor and university professor
SELDIN, Donald was born on October 24, 1920 in New York, United States. Son of Laura Ueberal and Abraham L. Seldin.
Bachelor, New York University, 1940. Doctor of Medicine, Yale University, 1943. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Southern Methodist University, 1977.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Medical College Wisconsin, 1980. Doctor of Science (honorary), Yale University, 1988. Doctor honoris causa, University de Paris VI, Pierre et Marie Curie, 1983.
Intern New Haven Hospital, Yale University, 1943-1944, resident, 1944-1946, instructor medicine, 1948-1950, assistant professor internal medicine, 1950-1951. Member faculty University Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, since 1951, William Buchanan professor internal medicine, since 1969, University Texas System professor, 1988-1998, chairman department internal medicine, 1952-1988. Chief medical service Parkland Memorial Hospital, 1952-1998.
Chairman department medicine Lisbon Veterans Administration Hospital, retired 1987. President emeritus Southwestern Medical Foundation, 1988-1997. Professor internal medicine Southwestern Medical School University Texas, Dallas.
Consultant Baylor Hospital, St. Paul's Hospital, Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, Brooke Army Hospital, Fort Sam Houston, Walter Reed Army Hospital, Washington, also to Surgeon General United States, Surgeon General United States Air Force, and Eli Lilly Company, since 1972. Member Bureau Budget, Executive Office of President, 1966-1967. Chairman dialysis and transplantation committee of science advisory board National Kidney Foundation.
Member board science councillors National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 1968-1971. Trustee Rand Corporation, 1975-1993, advisory trustee, since 1993.
Editorial board: Journal Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 1958-1960, Nephron, The Clinician, Medicine, Mineral and Electrolyte Metabolism, 1977-1979. Consultant editor: American Journal Medicine. Associate editor: Kidney International, 1973-1979.Contributor articles to professional journals.
monographs and numerous contributors to textbooks, and scientific papers.
Served as captain United States Army, 1946-1948. Master American College of Physicians (Distinguished Teaching award 1980). Fellow Royal Society Medicine, American Academy Arts and Science.
Member American Medical Association, Dallas County Medical Society, Texas Medical Association, Dallas Diabetes Association, Southern Society Clinical Investigation (president 1964, Founders medal 1975), Central Society Clinical Research (president 1963), American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Investigation (president 1966), Association Professors Medicine (president 1971, Robert H. Williams Distinguished Chairman Medicine award 1977), Association American Physicians (president 1980, Kober medal 1985), American Physiological Society, American Society Nephrology (president 1968), National Kidney Foundation (David Hume award 1981), American Heart Association, American Clinical and Climatological Association, Society Medical Consultant to Armed Forces, International Society Nephrology (councillor 1973-1978, president 1984-1987), Southwestern Medical Foundation (president 1988-1993, vice chairman since 1993), Australian Society Nephrology (honorary), Gesellschaft für Nephrologie, (Volhard medal 1986), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Muriel Goldberg, April 1, 1943. Children: Leslie Lynn, Donald Craig, Donna Leigh.