Harold Charles Friend

Background

Friend, Harold Charles was born on November 28, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Leonard Nathan and Sharlee (Friedman) Friend.

Education

Bachelor, University Texas, 1968; Doctor of Medicine, University Texas, 1972.

Career

Resident, Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, New York, 1972-1973; resident, Albert Einstein College Medicine, Bronx, New York, 1973-1975; member of staff, Boca Raton (Florida) Community Hospital, since 1975; president, Neurosci. Center, Boca Raton, since 1984. Special expert witness Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

Expert medical.advisor division workers compensation Florida Department Labor and Employment Security. Board directors Southern Security Bankcorp., Mankrech Transportation, since 1999. President Puget Sound Yellow Taxi, Inc., 1994-1995.

Achievements

• Harold Charles Friend has been listed as a noteworthy Neurologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Boca Raton Children's Museum, 1989-1992. District chairman, associate lodge advisor Boy Scouts American, 1980-1989, member Executive Board, vice president Gulfstream county, 1988-1993, president county, 1993-1995, area I vice president, 1990-1992, area IV vice president, 1993-1995, area IV president, 1995-1998, member southern region Executive Board, since 1993, member international scouting committee, since 1998. Executive Board United Way, Palm Beach County Agency Rels.

Committee, 1992-1995, member allocation committee, 1990-1992. Fellow American Academy Disability Evaluating Physicians, American Academy Neurology. Member American Society Neuroimaging (certified), Southern Clinical Neurological Society, Florida Society Neurology, American Epilepsy Society, New York Academy Sciences (life), Sierra Club (life), Palm Beach Medical Svc.

(vice chairman medical/legal committee), Rotary (board directors, president Boca Raton chapter, district world fellowship chairman 1992-1994, 96-97, district foundation chairman 1994, chairman district conference 1995, governor's representative 1994-1995, 96-97, district governor 1998-1999, Paul Harris fellow, District Foundation Svc. award 1992, 95, President Salute Commendation 1993, International Fellowship Running and Fitness Rotarians (international chairman 1992-1998), International Fellowship Scouting Rotarians (North America section chairman 1995-1996, international secretary 1996-1998, international vice chair 1998-1999, international chair since 1999), Boca Raton Road Runners Club (president 1992-1993), Phi Beta Kappa, PhiKappa Phi, Theta Xi, Alpha Phi Omega.

Interests

• Avocation: marathons.

Connections

Married Joyce Friend. Children: Reed, Chad.

Father:

Leonard Nathan Friend

Mother:

Sharlee (Friedman) Friend

Spouse:

Joyce Friend

child:

Reed Friend

child:

Chad Friend