Background
Naftolin, Frederick was born on April 7, 1936 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Nathan and Jean (Pesacov) Naftolin.
physician reproductive biologist educator
Naftolin, Frederick was born on April 7, 1936 in Bronx, New York, United States. Son of Nathan and Jean (Pesacov) Naftolin.
Associate of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1957; Bachelor with honors, University of California, Berkeley, 1958; Doctor of Medicine with honors, University of California, San Francisco, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Oxford, 1970.
Intern, King County Hospital, Seattle, 1961-1962; resident in obstetrics-gynecology, University of California at Los Angeles, 1962-1966; assistant chief gynecology, endocrine fellow, United States Public Health Service, Seattle, 1966-1968; National Institutes of Health fellow, Oxford (England) University, 1968-1970; assistant professor obstetrics-gynecology, University of California, San Diego School Medicine, 1970-1973; associate professor obstetrics-gynecology, Harvard Medical School, 1973-1975; professor, chairman obstetrics-gynecology department, McGill Faculty Medicine, Montreal, 1975-1978; professor, department chairman obstetrics-gynecology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut, since 1978; professor department biology, Yale Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut, since 1983; director, Yale University Center for Research in Reproductive Biology, since 1986. Visiting professor U. Geneva, 1982-1983, Weizmann Institute, 1991-1992.
Member American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, Society Gynecological Investigation (president 1991-1992), Endocrine Society, International Society Neuroendocrinology, New Haven Ob-Gyn. Society, Canada Fertility Society, Society for Neurosci., North America Menopause Society (press since 1998), Pituitary Society.
Children: Michael Eugene, Joshua Joseph. Married Marcie Myerson, November 1, 1987.