Background
Sidransky, Herschel was born on October 17, 1925 in Pensacola, Florida, United States. Son of Ely and Touba (Bear) Sidransky.
Sidransky, Herschel was born on October 17, 1925 in Pensacola, Florida, United States. Son of Ely and Touba (Bear) Sidransky.
Bachelor of Science, Tulane University, 1948; Doctor of Medicine, Tulane University, 1953; Master of Science, Tulane University, 1958.
Intern, Charity Hospital Louisiana, New Orleans, 1953-1954; visiting assistant pathologist, Charity Hospital Louisiana, 1954-1958; private practice, Washington, since 1977; pathologist, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1958-1961; instructor pathology, Tulane University, 1954-1958; professor pathology, U. Pittsburgh, 1961-1972; professor, department chairman pathology, U. South Florida, Tampa, 1972-1977; professor, department chairman pathology, George Washington University, since 1977. Consultant Veterans Administration Hospital. and Children's Hospital, Washington.
Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society for Investigative Pathology, Society Experimental Biology and Medicine, American Association Cancer Research, American Society for Nutritional Sciences, American Society Clinical Nutrition, United States-Canada Academy Pathologists, New York Academy Sciences, Washington Academy Medicine (president 1996-1998), Washington Society Pathologists, Association Pathology Chairman, Intersoc. Committee on Pathology Information (chair since 1983), Sigma Xi.
Married Evelyn Lipsitz, August 18, 1952. Children: Ellen, David Ira.