Background
Orzac, Edward Seymour was born on January 11, 1917 in New York City. Son of Philip Edward Orzac and Gertrude (Wachtler) Orzac Cohen.
Orzac, Edward Seymour was born on January 11, 1917 in New York City. Son of Philip Edward Orzac and Gertrude (Wachtler) Orzac Cohen.
Bachelor, University North Carolina, 1936. Master of Arts, University Virginia, 1937. Doctor of Medicine, University Virginia, 1941.
Bachelor in History, Adelphi University, 1974. Master of Arts in Asian Studies, St. John's University, 1978.
Intern Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Pennsylvania, 1941-1942. Resident Morrisania City Hospital, New York City, 1945-1946, New York University-Bellevue Graduate School Medicine, New York City, 1946-1947. Practice medicine specializing in otolaryngology Valley Stream, 1948-1981.
Medical director Franklin General Hospital, since 1973. Consultant otolaryngologist Nassay County Medical Center, since 1973. Founder, director Gertrude Wachtler Cohen Hearing, Vertigo and Speech Center, Valley Stream, since 1974.
Assistant professor clinical surgery State University of New York-Stony Brook Medical School, since 1971. Annual visiting professor Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Karnataka, India, 1975-1982. Adjunct professor speech and hearing Adelphi University, since 1979.
Associate adjunct professor hearing and speech St. John's University.
Chairman United Jewish Appeal, Franklin Hospital Medical Center and South Nassayu Communities Hospital, 1974. Chairman Israel Bond Drive, Franklin General Hospital, 1965-1972, co-chairman, Nassau County, 1976. Chairman Nassau Physicians and Dentists division United Jewish Appeal, 1978-1979.
Trustee North Shore Health Systems, since 1996. Member executive committee North Shore-LI Jewish Health Systems Served to major United States Army, 1942-1945. Fellow Nassau Surgical Society, American Academy Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, American Plastic Surgeons, Nassau Academy Medicine, American Academy Medical Directors.
Member American College Emergency Physician, American College Physician Executives, Nassau County Society Otolaryngology (president 1959-1960), Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Beatrice Fleiss, July 18, 1948;children: Carolyn, Virginia, Elizabeth. Children: Carolyn, Virginia, Elizabeth.