Background
Slobodien, Howard David was born on July 25, 1923 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Son of Albert Leo and Anna Frances (Sontag) Slobodien.
Slobodien, Howard David was born on July 25, 1923 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, United States. Son of Albert Leo and Anna Frances (Sontag) Slobodien.
Bachelor of Science, Rutgers University, 1943. Doctor of Medicine, New York University, 1947.
Intern, Morrisania City Hospital, New York City, 1947-1948, resident, 1948-1952;practice medicine specializing in surgery, Perth Amboy, 1955-1996. President John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Edison, New Jersey, 1967-1970, director surgery, 1975-1979, director Breast Center, 1997. Attending surgeon General Hospital, PerthAmboy, director surgery, 1970-1974.
Chief general surgery, past president medical staff Roosevelt Hospital, Edison.
Consultant surgery Memorial Hospital, South Amboy. Clinical assistant professor surgery Rutgers University Medical School, 1971-1984, member of advisory council Office Consumer Health Education, 1973-1981.
Member of advisory council Middlesex County College, 1968-1978. Vice president Regional Health Facilities Planning Council, 1970-1973.
Editor New Jersey Medicine, 1988.
Pack committeeman Cub Scouts, 1960-1964. Active steering committee Metuchen Young Men's Christian Association, 1962.
Pack committeman Cub Scouts, 1960-1964. Active steering committee Metuchen Young Men’s Christian Association, 1962. With United States Navy, 1943, captain United States Air Force, 1952-1954.
Fellow American College of Surgeons. Member American Medical Association, Pan-American medical associations, New Jersey (trustee 1972-1984, chairman public relations council 1973-1976, president 1982-1983), Middlesex County (president 1970-1971) medical societies, Pan-Pacific Surgical Association, American Academy Medical Administrators, Royal Society Medicine, New Jersey Academy Medicine (trustee 1974-1978), Middlesex County Medical Assistants Association (county medical advisor 1973-1980), New Jersey Society Surgeons, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Sally Doris Yerkes, May 9, 1950. Children: David, Donald, Daniel, Douglas.
