Background
Dick, Harold Michael was born on December 22, 1933 in Buffalo. Son of Norman James and Helen (Ryan) Dick.
Dick, Harold Michael was born on December 22, 1933 in Buffalo. Son of Norman James and Helen (Ryan) Dick.
Bachelor, Princeton University, 1956; Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1960.
Intern, Queens Hospital, Honolulu, 1960-1961; resident, Roosevelt Hospital, New York City, 1961-1962; resident orthopaedic surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1962-1966; hand fellow, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1966-1967; tumor fellow, New York University, 1967-1968; chief pediatrics orthopedics, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1973-1983; professor orthopaedic surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, since 1965; chairman orthopaedic surgery, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1983-1998; director orthopaedic surgery service, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York City, 1983-1998. Consultant Harlem Hospital Center, New York City, since 1967, Helen Hayes Hospital, West Haverstraw, New York, since 1967, Nyack (New York) Hospital, since 1974, Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, New Jersey, since 1976, Hyannis (Massachusetts) Hospital, since 1976, Greenwich (Connecticut) Hosp.Assn., since 1983, Englewood (New Jersey) Hospital, since 1985.
Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Academy Orthopaedic Surgeons, New York Academy of Medicine (Orthopaedic section secretary 1982-1983, chairman 1983-1984, Hoar committee for research fellowship 1993). Member American Medical Association, American Society for Surgery of the Hand, American Society for Surgery of Trauma, Musculoskeletal Oncology Society, American Orthopaedic Association (president-elect 1994-1995, president 1995-1996), Orthopaedic Research Society, Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (board directors, vice president 1990-1994), Pediatric Orthopaedic Society North America, American Board Orthopaedic Surgery Inc. (board directors, board examiner for certifying exams, since 1983, president-elect 1995-1996, president 1996-1997), Academy Orthopaedic Society (president-elect 1992-1993, president 1993-1994), Century Association, Twentieth Century Orthopaedic Association, International Society Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, International Skeletal Society, International Society Orthopaedic Research and Traumatology, Royal Society Medical (affiliate), Colombian Society Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (honorary), Columbian Society Surgery of Hand (correspondent), New York Society for Surgery of Hand (charter, secretary 1975-1977, vice president 1977-1979, president 1979-1980), New York Medical and Surgical Society, New Jersey Orthopaedic Society, New York State Society Orthopaedic Surgeons, New York County Medical Society, Pediatric Orthopaedic Club New York (president-elect 1979-1980, president 1980-1981), Robert E. Carroll Hand Club, Frank E. Stinchfield Club.
Married Schmidt, April 12, 1977 (divorced January 1978). Married Joyce Ann Geller, April 28, 1978. 1 child, Victoria Leigh.