Edgar Minas Housepian

Background

Housepian, Edgar Minas was born on March 18, 1928 in New York City.

Education

AB cum laude, Columbia University, 1949. Doctor of Medicine, Columbia University, 1953. Doctor of Science (honorary), National Academy of Sciences Armenia, 1997.

Doctor of Science (honorary), Yerevan State Medical University, 1997.

Career

Intern in surgery, U. Hospitals of Cleveland, 1953-1954; assistant resident in surgery, U. Hospitals of Cleveland, 1953-1955; assistant resident in surgery, Neurological Institute, New York City, 1955-1956; assistant resident in neurological surgery, Neurological Institute, New York City, 1956; assistant resident in neurology, Neurological Institute, New York City, 1957-1958; senior resident in neurological surgery, Neurological Institute, New York City, 1958-1959; assistant resident in neuropathology, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1956; assistant professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1967-1976; professor, Columbia University, New York City, 1976-1996; professor emeritus neurological surgery, Columbia University, New York City, since 1997; special advisory international affiliations to vice president health science, Columbia University, New York City, since 1996; assistant neurological surgeon, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1959-1961; assistant attending neurological surgeon, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1961-1964; associate attending surgeon, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1964-1975; attending surgeon, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, since 1975. Assistant visiting neurological surgeon Francis Delafield Hospital, New York, 1959-1972. Assistant attending neurological surgeon New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1962-1980.

Attending neurological surgeon Veterans Administration Hospital., Bronx, 1962-1969. Consultant neurological surgery United States Naval Hospital, St. Albans, New York, 1963-1974, Englewood (New Jersey) Hospital, since 1964, Greenwich (Connecticut) Hospital, since 1965. Member courtesy staff department surgery St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, since 1981.

Guest lecturer Soviet Academy of Science, 1965. Visiting professor surgical neurology Edinburgh (England) University, 1968. Member search committee radiotherapy Columbia University, 1980-1984, 88-, secretary staff committee, 1962-1968, member communicable disease and antibiotics committee, 1966-1975, member dean's ad hoc commission on national boards, 1974, member university senate Executive Committee, 1979-1981, member finance committee association of alumni of Physicians and Surgeons College, since 1979, member clinical research advising committee Cancer Research.Ctr., since 1980, member dean's advising committee on continuing medical education, since 1987, chairman library and audiovisual committee, since 1972, Chairman of Commission on human investigation, since 1972, member standing commission on education, since 1980, chairman credentials committee, since 1981, active numerous other university committees.

Member World Congress Ad Hoc television Review Committee, 1969. Member claims review committee Medical Liability Mutual Ins.Co., since 1978. Principal investigator brain tumor chemotherapy section, member comprehensive cancer section National Cancer Institute, 1973-1977.

Visiting professor in surgical neurology Edinburgh U., 1968. Visiting professor Postgraduate Institute Medical Edition and Research, Chandigarh, India, 1981. Guest lecturer Soviet Academy Science, 1965.

Active numerous other career related activities.

Achievements

• Edgar Minas Housepian has been listed as a noteworthy neurosurgery educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member medical advisory board National Neurofibromatosis Foundation, 1978-1981. Member advisory committee Armenian studies program Columbia University, 1972-1980. Trustee Gulbekian Foundation, 1975^.

Director medical relief programs for diocese Armenian Church lieutenant Commander AVCAD V-5, 1945-1946, United States Naval Reserve, 1961-1991. Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Medical Association, American Association of University Professors, American Academy Neurological Surgeons (Humanitarian award 2002), American Association Neurological Surgeons, American Epilepsy Society, American Trauma Society, American Pain Society, New York Academy of Sciences, New York County Medical Society, New York State Medical Society, International Society Research in Stereoencephalotomy (charter), Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Diseases, New York Society Neurosurgery (past president), Research Society Neurological Surgeons, New York Neurological Society, Congress of Neurological Society, Society for Neurosci., New York State Neurosurg.

Society (past president), International Association for the Study of Pain, International Society on Disaster Medicine, Fulbright Alumni Association, International Brain Research Organization, World Federation Neuroscientists, National Academy of Sciences Armenia, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Son of Moses Minas and Makrouhie (Ashjian) H. Married Marion Grace Lyon, September 18, 1954. Children: David Minas, Stephen Lyon, Jean Carleton Housepian.

Father:

Moses Minas Housepian

Mother:

Makroulie (Ashjian) Housepian

Spouse:

Marian Grace Lyon

child:

David Minas Housepian

child:

Stephen Lyon Housepian

child:

Jean Carleton Housepian