Background
Epstein, Franklin Harold was born on May 5, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Fannie (Geduld) Epstein.
Epstein, Franklin Harold was born on May 5, 1924 in Brooklyn. Son of Max and Fannie (Geduld) Epstein.
Bachelor of Arts, Brooklyn College, 1944; Doctor of Medicine Yale University, 1947; Doctor Honoris Causa, Medical Academy, Gdansk, 1992.
Assistant professor medicine, Yale University, 1954-1959;
associate professor, Yale University, 1959-1966;
professor medicine, Yale University, 1966-1972;
chief, division metabolism, Yale University, 1965-1972;
professor medicine, Harvard University, since 1972;
Half-Life Blumgart professor medicine, Harvard University
W. Applebaum professor medicine, Harvard University
director, Thorndike Memorial Laboratory, Boston City Hospital, 1972;
physician-in-chief, Beth Israel Hospital, 1973-1980;
director renal division, Beth Israel Hospital, 1980-1993;
Macy Foundation fellow and visiting scientist, Oxford (England) University, 1980-1981. Consultant to surgeon general United States Army, 1964-1980. Member metabolism study sect.USPHS, 1962-1966.
President Mount Desert Island Biol.Lab., 1986-1995.
Captain Medical corpus, United States army, 1950-1953. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association Physicians Great Britain and Ireland, Royal College Physicians. Member American Society Clinical Investigation (vice president 1970), Association American Physicians, Interurban Clinical Club, Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Sherrie Spivack, August 12, 1951. Children: Mark, Ann, Sara, Jonathan.