Harold David Itskovitz

Background

Itskovitz, Harold David was born on March 10, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Morris and Mary (Gordon) Itskovitz.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Pennsylvania, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, University Pennsylvania, 1957.

Career

Intern, Philadelphia General Hospital, 1957-1958; resident in internal medicine, Western Reserve U. Hospital, Cleveland, 1958-1960; fellow hypertension, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1960-1961; instructor, then assistant professor medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical School, 1961-1968; member of faculty, Medical College Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 1968-1981; professor medicine and pharmacology, Medical College Wisconsin, since 1972; director hypertension section, Medical College Wisconsin, 1968-1981; professor medicine and pharmacology, New York Medical College, since 1981; also director division clinical pharmacology and hypertension, New York Medical College, 1981-1992. Founder Milwaukee Blood Pressure Program, 1974, project director, 1974-1975. Founder National Conference Hypertension Control.

Member of council Wisconsin Blood Pressure Program, 1976-1979.

Achievements

• Harold David Itskovitz has been listed as a noteworthy Physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with Army of the United States, 1950-1952. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member International Society Hypertension, American Medical Association, American Society Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, American Heart Association (medical advisory board council high blood pressure research), American Society Clinical Investigation, American Society Nephrology, Central Society Clinical Research, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Omega Alpha.

Connections

Married Gilda Kauffman, December 26, 1954. Children— Ellen Grace, Joanne, Linda Kay.

Father:

Morris Itskovitz

Mother:

Mary (Gordon) Itskovitz

Spouse:

Gilda Kauffman