Background
Lefrak, Edward Arthur was born on April 21, 1943 in Newark. Son of Bernard David and Lillian Lefrak.
cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon
Lefrak, Edward Arthur was born on April 21, 1943 in Newark. Son of Bernard David and Lillian Lefrak.
Bachelor cum laude, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1965; Doctor of Medicine, Indiana U., 1969.
Intern in general surgery, Baylor College Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, 1969-1970;
resident in general surgery, Baylor College Medicine Affiliated Hospitals, Houston, 1970-1975;
resident cardiopulmonary surgery, U. Oregon Medical School, 1975-1977;
chief cardiac surgery, Inova Heart Center at Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia, since 1977;
director cardiac surgery research, Inova Heart Center at Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, Virginia
president, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Associations, Professional Corporation, Annandale, Virginia
clinical associate professional surgery, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
assistant clinical professor surgery, Georgetown University School Medicine, Washington
active staff Cardio-Thoracic Surgery Svc., National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda. Assistant professor surgery U. Oregon Medical School, 1977. Member courtesy staff Alexandria (Virginia) Hospital.
Active staff Arlington (Virginia) Hospital, Alexandria (Virginia) Hospital. Consultant Clinical Center National Institutes of Health, Bethesda. Member medical advising committee Washington Regional Transplant Consortium.
Director heart and lung transplantation Virginia Heart Center Fairfax, 1986-1986. Member critical care committee FairfaxHosp., 1978-1993. Member committee for clinical investigation involving human beings Baylor College Medicine, 1974.
Journal consultant Chest, Cancer Chemotherapy Reports.
(Book by Lefrak, Edward A., Starr, Albert)
Fellow American College of Surgeons, American College Cardiology, American College Chest Physicians, International College Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, American Heart Association (board directors Northern Virginia Chapter.1978), Albert Starr Surgical Society, Fairfax County Medical Society, Medical Society Virginia, Metropolitan Washington Society Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons, Michael E. DeBakey International Cardiovascular Society, Society Thoracic Surgeons, International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation, Southern thoracic Surg.Assn., Washington Area Transplant Society, American Association Thoracic Surgery, Colegio Interamericano de Médicos y Cirujanos.
Married Trudy Glaser, August 8,1973. Children: Lisa, Allison, Shayna, Ashley, Mikaela.