Background
Sheffel, Donald David was born on November 9, 1928 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Ethel (Homansky) Sheffel.
Sheffel, Donald David was born on November 9, 1928 in New York City. Son of Joseph and Ethel (Homansky) Sheffel.
Bachelor, Duke U., 1948; Doctor of Medicine, U. Leiden, Netherlands, 1954.
Resident in pathology, U. Miami, 1956;
resident in neurosurgery, University Texas, Galveston, 1958-1963;
National Institutes of Health fellow in neurosurgery, Harvard Medical school and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1962;
neurosurgeon in private practice, Hollywood, Florida, 1963-1986;
assistant professor, U. Miami, 1964-1966;
clinical associate professor, U. Miami, since 1966;
chief division neurosurgery, Memorial Hospital, Hollywood, since 1986. Assistant professor of University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1974-1975. Past chairman Joint Council of STae Neurosurg.
Socs., 1992-1994.
Site visitor Pennsylvania Trauma Foundation Lieutenant United States Navy, 1956-1958. Member American Medical Association, American Association Neurological Surgeons (board directors since 1994), Congress Neurological Surgeons (Executive Committee 1992-1994), Southern Neursurg. Society, Florida Neurosurg.
Society, Singleton Surgical Society.
Married Sheila Alice Moffat. Children: Jeffrey, Scott, Elissa.