Background
Bierman, Edwin Lawrence was born on September 17, 1930 in New York City. Son of J.M. and Bella (Smolens) Bierman.
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Edwin Lawrence Bierman
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Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1951; M.D. (Schepp, Shapiro, Grand St. Boys foundations scholar, Thorne Shaw scholar), Cornell Univercity, 1955.
Career
Intern, New York Hospital, New York City, 1955-1956; resident, New York Hospital, 1959-1960; assistant, Rockefeller Institute, New York City, 1956-1957; assistant professor, Rockefeller Institute, 1960-1962; associate professor medicine, U. Washington Medical School, Seattle, 1963-1968; professor medicine, U. Washington Medical School, since 1968. Chief division metabolism and gerontology Veterans Administration Hospital., Seattle, 1967-1975, head division metabolism, endocrinology and nutrition, since 1975.
Achievements
Membership
Served to captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1957-1959. Fellow American College of Physicians, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Medical Association (Goldberger award 1988), Institute Medicine (food and nutrition board 1989-1995), American Federation Clinical Research, American Diabetes Association, Western Society for Clinical Investigation (Mayo Soley award 1993), American Society for Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, Endocrine Society, American Physiology Society, American Society Clinical Nutrition (Robert S. Herman award 1985, vice president 1990-1991, president 1991-1992), Western Association Physicians (president 1980), American Heart Association (vice chairman county on arteriosclerosis 1981-1983, chairman 1983-1985, chairman science advising committee 1990-1993, Award of Merit 1984, Gold Heart award 1990, Special Recognition award 1993, Distinguished Achievement award).
Connections
Married Marilyn Joan Soforan, July 1, 1956. Children: Ellen M., David J.
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Nationality
American