Background
Amols, Howard Ira was born on February 11, 1949 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Esther Ruth (Rauchwarger) Amols.
Amols, Howard Ira was born on February 11, 1949 in New York City. Son of Nathan and Esther Ruth (Rauchwarger) Amols.
Bachelor of Science in Physics summa cum laude, Cooper Union, 1970. Master of Science in Physics, Brown University, 1973, Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, 1974. Postdoctoral fellow Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1974-1976, staff scientist, 1974-1979.
Assistant professor radiology U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1979-1981.
Assistant professor radiation medicine Brown U. and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, 1981-1984, associate professor, chief physicist department radiation therapy, 1984-1986. Associate professor, director medical physical department radiation oncology Columbia University, New York City, 1986-1991, professor, 1991-1998.
Chief clinical physics service Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, 1998. Visiting scientist Kernforshungzentum, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic Germany, 1977-1978.
Postdoctoral fellow Los Alamos National Laboratory, 1974-1976, staff scientist, 1974-1979. Assistant professor radiology University New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1979-1981. Assistant professor radiation medicine Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, 1981-1984, associate professor, chief physicist department radiation therapy, 1984-1986.
Associate professor, director medical physics department radiation oncology Columbia University, New York City, 1986-1991, professor, 1991-1998. Chief clinical physical services Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, since 1998. Professor physics in radiology Cornell University.
Visiting scientist Kernforshungzentum, Karlsruhe, Federal Republic Germany, 1977-1978. Consultant International Atomic Energy Commission, since 2006.
Fellow American Association Physicists in Medicine (president 2005). Member American Society Therapeutic Radiology, American College Medical Physics.
Married Nancy Amols; children: Amy Lisa, Rachel.