Background
Barnett, Henry Lewis was born on June 25, 1914 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Lewis and Florence (Marx) Barnett.
Barnett, Henry Lewis was born on June 25, 1914 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Lewis and Florence (Marx) Barnett.
Student, Dartmouth College, 1932. Bachelor of Science, Washington University, St. Louis, 1938. Doctor of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1938.
Doctor of Science (honorary), Yeshiva University, 1995.
Instructor department pediatrics, Washington University School Medicine, 1941-1943;
assistant professor department pediatrics, Cornell Univercity Medical College, 1946-1950;
associate professor, 1950-1955;
professor, department chairman pediatrics, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1955-1972;
associate dean clinical affairs, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1970-1972;
University professor, Albert Einstein College Medicine, 1972-1981;
professor emeritus, Albert Einstein College Medicine, since 1981;
director pediatric service, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, 1955-1964;
director, International Study Kidney Disease in Children, 1967-1981;
medical director, Children's Aid Society, 1981-1997. Consultant Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1981-1983. Member World Health Organization Infant Metabolism Team to, Netherlands and Sweden, 1950, World Health Organization Science Group Pediatric Research, 1967.
Advisory board International Pediatric Association, 1969-1974. Consultant Cento Meeting Pediatric Edition and Family Planning, Ankara, Turkey, 1972, National.Inst.Child Health and Human Development, 1974-1985. Member board on maternal, child, and family health research National Research Council, 1974-1982.
Member county Foundation for Child Development, since 1966. Chairman medical advisory board American Council for Emigrees in Professions, 1974-1983. Trustee, member medical advising committee Children's Aid Society, 1977-1981, recipient trustee award 1992.
Felton Bequests visiting professor Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1978. Consultant Asian Study Renal Disease in Children, 1978-1981.
Served to captain Medical Corps Army of the United States, 1943-1946. Fellow American Academy Pediatrics (E. Mead Johnson award 1949, Kidney award 1992). Member New York Academy of Sciences, Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Pediatric Research (president 1959-1960), Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, Harvey Society, American Pediatric Society (president 1981-1982, John Howland award and medal 1984), American Society Clinical Investigation, Association American Physicians, American Society Nephrology (John P. Peters award 1988), British Pediatric Society (honorary), American Physiological Society, New York Academy Medicine, National Turkish Pediatric Association (honorary), Societe Francaise de Pediatre (correspondent), Royal College Pediatrics and Child Health (honorary), Sigma Xi, Alpha Omega Alpha.
Married Shirley Blanchard, October 19, 1940. Children– Judith Florence, Martin David.