Background
Lyons, Harold Aloysius was born on September 14, 1913 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry A. and Louise (de Tourreil) Lyons.
Lyons, Harold Aloysius was born on September 14, 1913 in Brooklyn. Son of Harry A. and Louise (de Tourreil) Lyons.
Bachelor of Science cum laude, St. John's University, 1935. Doctor of Medicine, Long Island College Medicine, 1940.
Intern Long Island College Hospital, 1939-1940, Brooklyn Hospital, 1940-1941. Resident United States Naval Hospital, St. Albans, 1945-1948. Instructor internal medicine Downstate Medical Center, State University of New York, Brooklyn, 1948-1949.
Director pulmonary disease division King County Hospital Center and Downstate Medical Center University Hospital, Brooklyn, 1953-1983. Chairman medicine St. Clare's Hospital, New York City, 1983-1984. Instructor Long Island College Medicine, 1948-1949, assistant professor, 1949-1950.
Assistant professor Georgetown University College Medicine, Washington, 1950-1951. Assoc professor State University of New York College Medicine, 1953-1959, professor, 1959-1984. Visiting professor Catholic University Chile, Santiago, 1967, National Defense Center and National University School Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, 1965, United States Army Hospital, El PAso, 1971, Brown University School Medicine, 1974.
Consultant Bklyn Hospital, 1953-1984, United States Naval Hospital, St. Albans, New York, 1958-1973, Mercy Hospital, Rockville Center, New York, 1957-1984, Veterans Administration Hospital, Brooklyn, Brookdale Medical Center. Senior consultant United States Public Health Service Hospital, Staten Island. Medical examiner Federal Aviation Administration.
Medical advisory consultant United States Public Health Social Welfare, 1964-1984.
Former chairman committee pulmonary diseases regional medical program Nassau and Suffolk counties. Member committee pulmonary disease regional medical program metropolitan New York. Member international advisory committee Aspen Lung Conference Served to Commander Medical Corps, United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1953.
Fellow American College Chest Physicians (member governor's committee, committee postgraduate courses), American College of Physicians, New York Academy Medicine, New York Academy of Sciences, Chilean Tuberculosis Society (honorary). Member Medical Research Society (Great Britain), Harvey Society, American Nuclear Society, American Medical Association, New York Medical Society, Kings County Medical Society, American Heart Association (executive committee, chairman nominating committee, member cardiopulmonary council), New York Heart Association, American Thoracic Society, New York Thoracic Society (past president), International Society Cardiovascular Diseases, American Federation Clinical Research, American Association Medical Colleges, Brooklyn Society Internal Medicine (past president), Brooklyn Thoracic Society (past president), Brooklyn Lung Association (vice president), American Physiological Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Aerospace Medical Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Society biomedical Engineering (charter), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Rita M. Wood, March 9, 1940. Children: Harold Aloysius, Frances Louis, Gail Jean, Robert Louis, Margaret Alida Marie, George Christopher, J. Lawrence, Anne Marie.