Background
Pollack, Herbert was born on June 29, 1905 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Mary (Luntz) Pollack.
Pollack, Herbert was born on June 29, 1905 in New York City. Son of Isaac and Mary (Luntz) Pollack.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Lee University, 1925; Doctor of Medicine Cornell Univercity, 1929; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1933.
Research assistant, Wood's Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, 1926, 27, 28; instructor, research assistant physiology, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1928; instructor medicine, Cornell Univercity Medical College, New York City, 1934-1940; house officer in pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, 1929-1930; Littauer fellow, assistant pathology, London Hospital, 1929; house officer in medicine, University of Chicago, 1931-1932; fellow in medicine, Mayo Clinic, 1932-1934; assistant physician, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1934-1937; physician in charge metabolism clinic, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, 1937-1940; associate physician for metabolism, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York City, from 1940; lecturer, Columbia College Physicians and Surgeons, New York City, from 1940; sole practice medicine, New York City, 1934-1960; visiting physician, Bellevue Hospital, New York City, 1954; associate attending physician, University Hospital, New York City, 1954; associate professor clinical medicine, New York University Medical School, 1954; clinical professor medicine, George Washington University Medical School, Washington, 1964-1970; emeritus, George Washington University Medical School, Washington, 1970-1990. Chairman medical advising committee Federal Aviation Administration. Consultant in medicine and bio-electromagnetics to numerous organizations and governmental agys.
Trustee, United States Naval Academy Foundation. Fellow American Public Health Association, American College of Physicians, New York Academy Medicine, American Heart Association (director 1956-1966). Member Aerospace Medical Association, American Medical Association, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Clinical Investigation, American Institute Nutrition, American Physiological Society, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Diabetic Association (director), New York Diabetic Association (president), Federated Societies Experimental Biology (chairman life science advisory committee 1972), Bioelectromagnetics Society (charter), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi Clubs: Overseas Press (New York City), Harmonie (New York City).
Cosmos (Washington), Metropolitan (Washington), Army-Navy (Washington). Chevy Chase (Maryland). Washington Institute Foreign Affairs.
Married Ruth Brill, November 14, 1946. Children: Jane Sobol, Constance Cohen.