Background
Day, Emerson was born on May 2, 1913 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Edmund Ezra and Emily Sophia (Emerson) Day.
Day, Emerson was born on May 2, 1913 in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Edmund Ezra and Emily Sophia (Emerson) Day.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth College, 1934; Doctor of Medicine Harvard University, 1938.
Intern, Presbyterian Hospital, New York City, 1938-1940;
fellow in cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, 1940-1942;
assistant resident medicine, New York Hospital, 1942;
medical director international division, Trans World Airline, New York City, 1945-1947;
assistant professor preventive medicine public health, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1947-1950;
associate professor clinical preventive medicine public health, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1950-1954;
professor preventive medicine Sloan Kettering division, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1954-1964;
department chairman preventive medicine, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1954-1963;
director, Strang Cancer Prevention Clinic, 1950-1963;
member, chief division preventive medicine, Sloan-Kettering Institute, New York City, 1954-1964;
consultant in geriatrics, Cold Spring Institute, Cold Spring-on-Hudson, New York, 1952-1957;
director, New York City Department Health Cancer Detection Center, 1947-1950;
director, Strang Clinic, Inc., 1963-1966;
director, Project Management Institute-Strang Clinic, 1966-1969;
president, Preventive Medicine Institute, 1963-1969;
honorary president, member board of trustees, Preventive Medicine Institute, since 1969;
vice president, medical director, Medequip Corporation, 1969-1976;
senior medical consultant, Medequip Corporation, 1976-1982;
medical vice president, Health Management International, Inc., 1982-1984;
medical director, Physicians for Medical Cost Containment, Inc., 1984-1994;
professor medicine, Northwestern University Medical School, 1976-1981;
professor emeritus, Northwestern University Medical School, since 1981;
associate director, Northwestern University Cancer Center, 1976-1981;
medical director, Portes Cancer Prevention Center, 1978-1979;
attending physician, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 1976-1981;
visiting physician, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, since 1981. Lecturer Cook County Graduate School Medical, 1977-1990. Member Northwestern University Medical Associations, 1980-1981.
Medical director, department chairman internal medicine Chicago Specialty Hospital and Medical Center, 1981-1984. Honorary staff physician Evanston, Glenbrook hospitals, since 1976. Attending physician, member medical board James Ewing Hospital, Memorial Hospital, New York City, 1950-1964.
Founder, senior member PMX Medical Group, New York City, 1956-1970. Adjunct Professor biology New York University, 1965-1970. Member cancer detection committee International Union Against Cancer, 1954-1970.
President New York City division American Cancer Society, 1963-1964. Medical consultant Medidata Health Services, Inc., 1985-1990.
Director American Foundation for Children and Youth. Served as flight surgeon air traffic controllers United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Fellow American College of Physicians, New York Academy Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences (president 1965), American Public Health Association, American Occupational Medical Association, American Geriatrics Society, International Academy Cytology (honorary).
Member American Medical Association, American Society Cytopathology (founder, president 1958, honorary, Papanicolaou award 1978), American Society Preventive Oncology, International Health Evaluation Association, Society for Advanced Medical Systems (founding director 1969-1981), American Association Medical Systems and Informatics (founding director 1981-1984), Harvey Society, Chicago Clinical Ethics Program (charter), Century Association, Illinois Medical Society, Chicago Medical Society, Medical Consultant Services Association, Dartmouth Club (member dean's council, award 1955), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha, Zeta Psi.
Married Ruth Fairfield, August 7, 1937 (deceased October 1994). Children: Edmund Perry, Robert Fairfield, Nancy, Bonnie, Sheryl. Married Germaine Scherman, September 24, 1999.