Background
Brody, Harold was born on May 15, 1923 in Cleveland. Son of Julius and Esther (Barowitz) Brody.
educator gerontologist Neuroanatomist
Brody, Harold was born on May 15, 1923 in Cleveland. Son of Julius and Esther (Barowitz) Brody.
Student, Long Island University, 1943. Bachelor of Science, Western Reserve University, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1953.
Doctor of Medicine, University Buffalo, 1961.
Instructor anatomy University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1949-1950. Assistant professor University North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1950-1954, University Buffalo, 1954-1959. Associate professor State University of New York (merger with University Buffalo 1961), 1959-1963, professor, 1963-1995.
Assistant dean State University of New York, 1968-1969. Associate dean State University of New York (merger with University Buffalo 1961), 1969-1970, Buswell research fellow, from 1970, chairman department anatomical science, 1971-1992, distinguished teaching professor, from 1995. Visiting professor neurophthalmology St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, New York, 1965—1975.
Member science board Buffalo Otological Foundation, Buffalo, 1968—1973. Member biology council Canisius College, 1969. Member committee research, demonstration White House Conference on Aging, Washington, 1971.
Member national advisory council National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health, 1975—1979. Acting director Center Study Aging, State University of New York, Buffalo, 1977—1980. Visiting professor neurophthalmology University Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 1987.
Distinguished lecturer Anthes Wilson Abernathy, University Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1987. Visiting professor neurophthalmology University Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 1990—1993. Organizer, curator Museum Neuroanatomy, from 1994.
Visiting professor neurophthalmology University Copenhagen, Copenhagen, 1995. With United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946.
President Friends Health Sciences Medical Library., State University of New York, Buffalo, 1999. Trustee Erie County Meals on Wheels Legal Services for Elderly. Member of American Association for the Advancement of Science, Buffalo Neuropsychiat.
Society (president 1967-1968), Gerontological Society of America (member executive committee 1961-1963, 1968-1971, president 1974-1975), American Aging Association (trustee 1970-1977), American Geriatrics Society, American Assn Anatomy Chairman, American Association Anatomists, Roswell Park Medical Club (president 1978-1979), Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Anne Pertz, March 24, 1951. Children: David Andrew, Evan Barrett.