Heskel Marshall Haddad

Background

Haddad, Heskel Marshall was born on September 26, 1930 in Baghdad, Iraq. Son of Moshe M. and Masuda (Cohen) Haddad. came to the United States, 1953, naturalized, 1962.

Education

Student of the Royal College of Medicine, Baghdad, 1945-1950;

Doctor of Medicine Hebrew University, Jerusalem, 1953.

Career

Intern, Donolo Hospital, Jaffo-Tel Aviv, Israel, 1950-1951;

rotating intern, Hadassah U. Hospital, Jerusalem, 1951-1953;

pediatric resident, Children's Medical Center, Boston, 1953-1956;

fellow in pediatric endocrinology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1956-1958;

fellow in clinical endocrine branch, National Institute Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases

fellow in clinical endocrine branch, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1958-1959;

pediatrician section clinical endocrinology, National Institutes of Health, 1959-1960;

assistant professor pediatrics school medicine, Howard U., Washington, 1959-1960;

resident, assistant department ophthalmology school medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, 1960-1964;

leave of absence, 1962-1963;

fellow pediatric ophthalmology, Institute Visual Science, San Francisco, 1962;

research fellow, Hôpital des Quinze-Vingts, Laboratoire de Physiologie de Vision, Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris, 1962-1963;

ophthalmologist, Hôpital Beni Messous, Algiers, Algeria, 1964;

assistant attending ophthalmic surgeon, also assistant professor ophthalmology, Mount Sinai Hospital and School Medicine, New York City, 1964-1967;

director department ophthalmology, Beth Israel Medical Center, New York City

also associate professor ophthalmology, Mount Sinai School Medicine, 1967-1971;

clinical professor ophthalmology, New York Medical College, since 1971.

Achievements

• Heskel Marshall Haddad has been listed as a noteworthy Ophthalmologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President American Committee for Rescue and Resettlement of Iraqui Jews, World Organisation Jews from Arab Countries, Parents' Association of School of Performing Arts, 1980-1983. Fellow American College of Surgeons, American Institute Chemists. Member American Endocrine Society, American Federation Clinical Research, Association Research Ophthalmology and Vision, American Medical Association, New York County Medical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Ophthalmology, New York Academy of Medicine, New York Academy Sciences, New York Society Clinical Ophthalmology, Society Eye Surgeons, Société Française d' Ophthalmologie, German Ophthalmological Society, International Society Metabolic Eye Disease (founder, secretary-treasurer since 1973), World Society on Systemic Ophthalmology (founder, secretary-treasurer 1982, chairman), New York County Medical Society (Chairman of Commission foreign medical graduates 1985-1990, delegate New York State Medical Society 1985-1986).

Connections

Married Doris I. Fatzer, July 4, 1963. Children: Ava Masuda, Andreas Moshe, Michael Albert.

Father:

Moshe M. Haddad

Mother:

Masuda (Cohen) Haddad

Spouse:

Doris I. Fatzer

child:

Ava Masuda Haddad

child:

Michael Albert Haddad

child:

Andreas Moshe Haddad