Background
Zintel, Harold Albert was born on December 27, 1912 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Carl Frederick and Christine (Maier) Zintel.
Zintel, Harold Albert was born on December 27, 1912 in Akron, Ohio, United States. Son of Carl Frederick and Christine (Maier) Zintel.
Bachelor of Science, University Akron, 1934. Doctor of Science, University Akron, 1956. Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1938.
Doctor of Science (Medical), University Pennsylvania, 1946.
Intern Hospital University Pennsylvania, 1938-1940, assistant chief medical officer, 1939-1940, fellow surgery, 1940-1945. Assistant instructor surgery University Pennsylvania Medical School, 1940-1941, instructor, 1941-1947, assistant professor surgery, 1947-1951, associate professor, 1951-1952. Professor clinical surgery, 1952-1954.
Assistant professor surgery University Pennsylvania Graduate School Medicine, 1947-1950, associate professor surgery, 1950-1954. Consultant surgeon Camden Municipal Hospital, 1948-1954. Professor clinical surgery Columbia College Physical and Surgical, 1954-1969.
Attending surgeon, director surgery St. Luke's Hospital, New York City, 1954-1969. Consultant surgeon Patterson (New Jersey) General Hospital, 1962-1969. Assistant director American College of Surgeons, Chicago, 1969-1980.
Director department special educational projects Australian Computer Society, 1980-1984. Professor surgery Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, 1970-1980, professor emeritus, 1981-1993. Consultant medical management, 1984-1993.
President Medicadata, Inc., 1975-1977. Past member Philadelphia Anesthesia Study Commission. Civilian consultant Office Surgical General, United States Army, 1958-1968.
Consultant Commission on Clinical Nomenclature, Coding and Classification, 1984. 1st Harold L. Foss Memorial lecturer Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pennsylvania, 1968. Liaison advisory to board directors American Academy Physician Assistants and American Association Surgeon Assistants, 1970-1984.
Quality practice control board United States Navy, 1971-1975.
Trustee Commission Professional and Hospital Activities, Ann Arbor, 1969-1984, chairman board trustees, 1975-1977. Board directors National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants, 1974-1977. Trustee American Association Accreditation Animal Lab Care, 1973-1983.
Fellow American College of Surgeons, New York Academy Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences. Member American Medical Association (conference committee on graduate education in surgery as representative council on medical education 1966-1969, consultant committee on allied health education and accreditation 1971-1976), Society University Surgeons (president 1955-1956), Halsted Society (secretary- treasurer 1951-1954), International Cardiovascular Society, Society Surgery Alimentary Tract, International College Angiology, American Heart Association, Philadelphia Academy Surgery, Allen O. Whipple Society, American Association Surgery Trauma, Central Surgical Society, American Surgical Association, Western Surgical Association, New York Society Cardiovascular Surgeons, New York Cancer Society (president 1967-1968), Society for Vascular Surgery, Chicago Medical Society, Chicago Surgical Society, Institute of Medicine of Chicago, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Mary Agnes Simmons, November 8, 1939. Children: Joseph Carl, Suzanne, Nancy Louise, Carolyn, Harold Albert.